A good Sunday for pasta and meat sauce from scratch.

A good for Sunday for making pasta and sauce from scratch

Although I was born and raised in NE Ohio, there are some days when it is just too cold to go out.

So, yesterday was a cooking day: homemade pasta and sauce.

The sauce:

• Freshly ground meat (I have a grinder)
• Tomato paste
• Whole tomatoes
• Tomato sauce
• Onion
• Freshly minced garlic
• Salt
• Pepper
• Fresh basil
• Fresh oregano
• Red wine
• A pinch of ginger (it adds warmth)
• Sugar as needed to balance the acidity

The pasta:

• Pasta flour (who wants to sift all day?)
• Salt
• One egg
• Oil
• Water

The result:

• Homemade pasta
• Homemade meat sauce
• Homemade bread
• Salad