Quote Originally Posted by Jeff View Post
My Mom was a great cook and had a great sauce, she gave my wife the recipe but down here in the south you can't get the same ingredients as you could in NJ and what a difference that makes. Jim's wife makes her sauce with tomato paste from Italy and yes you can taste the difference. I know there are many different types of Sauce ( Gravy) but when it is cooked right they all taste good.
I hear you on the 'ingredients'! While I love Sedona, I hate the limited grocery availability and high costs.

I feel guilty about calling my mom a 'less than great cook.' She had some things she really rocked at making, her spaghetti sauce was one of them. She just cooked meat and veggies a bit too long. LOL! It seems to have been an 'Irish thing.'