I love to cook. No joke, I love making food and watching people I care about eat everything I've made. I don't like the clean up.

My favorite thing to make is pasta sauce. I use it for all my pasta, and even my homemade pizza. I have been known to reheat a bowl of it, grab a few hard rolls, and dip the chunks of bread in it like it's tomato soup. Healthy? Probably not. But damn good.

I buy either organic tomato sauce and paste, or Contadina brand. If I'm really lucky, I get some homemade sauce and paste from friends of mine who garden.

Get the smallest cans of each (I cannot remember the proper ounce measurements). For each can of sauce, add half a can of water. For each can of paste, add three cans of water. Spices. A touch of sugar. Meat of your choice (ground reindeer is rather tasty if I say so myself).

Combine everything in the pot. Bring to a slow boil. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for two hours (or more if you like it thick). Serve it up, and watch it disappear!

Or, you know, if you don't like pasta, don't make it. I'll never know!