- A dash of lemon juice if the sauce is too sweet
- A few red pepper flakes, then simmer a few minutes, taste, and add more if
you like.
- More oregano
- 1/2 leaf of fresh sage, minced very fine. Simmer and test.
- Add more fresh tomatoes, both regular ones, and cherry tomatoes, which are
often overlooked. They're sometimes more tangy, which adds a nice edge to
the sauce.
- Green/red/yellow bell peppers, cut to whatever size is appropriate for the
dish you're making.

Try some of the Newman's sauces, too.

> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone,
> I'm embarassed to even be here because I'm a terrible cook. I mean I
> can follow a recipe but it doesn't always taste good. I can't play
> around with recipes on my own and improve them. And yes I like to eat
> so I don't know what's wrong with me. But I bought some really nice hot
> Italian sausage at Bristol Farms market and I have some simple recipes
> from Barila and was wondering if there was some way to jazz up a
> pre-made pasta sauce to make it taste better. One of the recipes uses
> fresh basil but that's about it. Any ideas welcomed...TIA
>