My Famous Marinara

My 'famous' marinara is made from mostly fresh veggies and spices, lots of herbs, and is simmered all day long - just the way a good Greek girl should prepare it! I like thin spaghetti noodles with it; it's just...good. I tried some new vegan meatballs with it ("Nate's" brand) that you simmer right in the sauce. I think next time I'll keep the 'meatballs' separate and pan-fry them with some oil. I made super-excellent garlic bread from leftover sourdough bread I made for my family reunion, and garnished with purple basil from my little herb garden. (That actually inspired me to plant more - that basil is great!)

Family Reunion Foods ~ 2011

I try to make things for my big (gargantuan) family reunions that even hardcore meat-eaters like, which is usually no problem - I keep it simple. I made a huge vat (the only way to describe it, really) of pasta salad, worked 7 or 8 days on sourdough loaves(!), and made rainbow cake & cupcakes. The rainbow cupcakes were so cool, they're getting a post of their own!

         A cup measure next to the tub of pasta salad for scale, after half or so was devoured.

Rainbow cake...Yummy, yet my icing piping skills leave a bit to be desired!