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I wanted to share my Great-Grandma\u2019s Homemade Spaghetti Sauce with you today.\u00a0 She learned this recipe from her Italian mother-in-law (who had moved from Italy to the United States shortly after she was married). This is an authentic Italian sauce, and it is my favorite. I hope it also becomes your favorite red sauce (or gravy). Serve it over noodles (or even zucchini noodles), and add a side of garlic bread. YUM! Don\u2019t forget to complete your meal with a sweet peach cobbler <\/a>or cherry dump Cake! <\/a><\/p>\n

This homemade spaghetti sauce recipe uses ingredients you probably already have at home. Plus, your house will smell fantastic when the sauce is simmering on your stove. \ud83c\udf5d Enjoy! <\/p>\n

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Great-Grandma\u2019s Homemade Spaghetti Sauce<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When I was a little girl, living in Pennsylvania with my mom, dad, and my brother, I remember many dinners at my Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpap\u2019s house. \u00a0We always had spaghetti with homemade sauce. <\/p>\n

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We would get into the car and drive 45 minutes to my great-grandparents house.\u00a0 They lived in the same brick row house their entire lives.\u00a0 It was the first house that they bought together and the last house that they lived in together.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I can remember walking up the stairs to the front door and seeing them rocking away in their chairs on their front porch, waiting for us. \u00a0On colder days, I\u2019d look through the front door to see my great-grandfather sitting in his chair by the door, watching TV with the closed-captioning on, while my great-grandma was in her tiny white kitchen, cooking dinner.<\/p>\n

Through the kitchen, there was a door that led to the backyard. \u00a0 Her backyard gave way to a hill that led to what seemed like hundreds of stone stairs (see them on the far right in the picture below).<\/em><\/p>\n

Those stone stairs led to the train tracks. \u00a0I always loved that \u201cadventure\u201d of running up those stairs with my brother, excited to see what would be at the top.<\/p>\n

(Her house is pictured below: far right).<\/em><\/p>\n

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My grandmother wasn\u2019t Italian; in fact, she was 100% Irish, but she married an Italian man.\u00a0 They lived with my great-grandfather\u2019s Italian-speaking family for several years after they were married, as they were both young.\u00a0 \u00a0My great-grandma was just 15 years old when she married him.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

While my great-grandpap would go to work with his father during the day, my great-grandma would stay home with his mother (her mother-in-law) and his sisters to learn how to take care of the house, cook, and clean.\u00a0 Her Italian mother-in-law taught her how to prepare and cook the most delicious Italian dishes that she was taught by her family in Italy, before moving to America.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

My great-grandma caught on to cooking quickly and was proud to tell everyone that she could\u00a0\u201cCook better than any Italian woman,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and she was right\u2026<\/span> Her dinners were fantastic.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Her sauce was the best, and I still make it today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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As a busy mom, I often make quick meals<\/a>, but sometimes I want to create those meals that \u201cfeel\u201d like home. I want our kids to walk inside and smell the smells that remind them that Mom is cooking dinner because she loves them.<\/p>\n

I want to have those recipes I can pass on to them when they start cooking their meals. I want to create those recipes where the kids help and learn how to make them, too.<\/p>\n

While these kinds of meals might take a little longer to make, I still have a few tricks up my sleeve to save time. \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Time-Saving Tip 1:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t have fresh garlic on hand or you don\u2019t like to mince it, you can use jarred minced garlic. <\/p>\n

Time-Saving Tip 2<\/strong>: If you\u2019d rather use canned diced tomatoes instead of fresh tomatoes, it still turns out well. That\u2019s what I will do for today\u2019s recipe.
I haven\u2019t found a great \u2018canned\u2019 or frozen onion alternative, so I just chop fresh onions up as usual. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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This recipe will only take you an hour.\u00a0 While an hour might be a little longer than the time that it takes to prepare everyday dishes, it\u2019s worth it for this one.\u00a0 Trust me!<\/p>\n

Great Grandma\u2019s Sauce INGREDIENTS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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