I went to one of the stores today that sells the Homade brand to be able to
read the label. I didn't realize that it also had green peppers and sesame
seeds in it. And Dextrose which I did not have.

So what I used was: 2 cans of tomato sauce (15 oz. ea.), one large yellow
onion, one green bell pepper, one red bell pepper, 1 cup brown sugar
Splenda, 5 T. white vinegar, 1 t.allspice, maybe 1/2 t. sesame seeds and a
little salt and pepper.

I processed the veggies in my Magic Bullet. A Food Processor would have
been a lot quicker and easier but I got rid of mine and didn't buy another.
The Bullet tends to make sort of a thick juice but leave some larger chunks.
This was fine. I did take my kitchen shears to a few of the larger pieces
of onion to make them smaller. Next time I will start out by dicing
everything first. I also tried to process the sesame seeds and that didn't
work so well. I started with about a teaspoon but probably half of them
were flung all over the plastic container and I didn't do a bang up job of
scraping them out. So they were pretty much just partially processed and
only about half of them went into the sauce.

Everything went into the pan and I cooked it down for about an hour. As the
raw veggies gave off juice, of course it got thinner and then took a while
to cook down. I did stir it frequently but it never stuck to the pan. I
used a low heat.

The end result? Just as good as the Homade and for sure a lot cheaper. Not
that it is expensive. It's not really. But... I plan to use 4.5 pounds of
meat and I have finely diced 3 bell peppers (assorted colors), two white
onions, one zucchini and two huge handfuls of spinach to put in there with
the meat. This should make quite a bit and had I bought the sauce, I would
have likely needed 3 or 4 jars and would have to be careful with it at that.
Now I have plenty of sauce and can fully cover each loaf. I usually make
large, individual loaves but I think this time I will make much smaller
ones. I have a new egg substitute to try. Hopefully it will be better than
the nasty nut cheese that I bought. Tried that cubed on a salad. It was
like eating tofu. I don't like tofu. I also have some chia seed cheese in
a jar. Haven't tried that yet but it looks better than the "Monterrey Jack"
stuff with the red bits in it.

On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:01:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> So what I used was: 2 cans of tomato sauce (15 oz. ea.), one large yellow
> onion, one green bell pepper, one red bell pepper, 1 cup brown sugar
> Splenda, 5 T. white vinegar, 1 t.allspice, maybe 1/2 t. sesame seeds and a
> little salt and pepper.

That's a lot easier than the recipe I have that starts with fresh
tomato. I might try that with diced or whole canned tomato. I made
tomato soup a couple of months ago using canned tomatoes that
absolutely blew my socks off because it tasted like I'd started with
fresh.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:01:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> So what I used was: 2 cans of tomato sauce (15 oz. ea.), one large
>> yellow
>> onion, one green bell pepper, one red bell pepper, 1 cup brown sugar
>> Splenda, 5 T. white vinegar, 1 t.allspice, maybe 1/2 t. sesame seeds and
>> a
>> little salt and pepper.
>
> That's a lot easier than the recipe I have that starts with fresh
> tomato. I might try that with diced or whole canned tomato. I made
> tomato soup a couple of months ago using canned tomatoes that
> absolutely blew my socks off because it tasted like I'd started with
> fresh.

I have canned tomatoes too. But the recipe I started with called for sauce.
And I have a case of organic sauce so...

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:01:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> So what I used was: 2 cans of tomato sauce (15 oz. ea.), one large
>> yellow
>> onion, one green bell pepper, one red bell pepper, 1 cup brown sugar
>> Splenda, 5 T. white vinegar, 1 t.allspice, maybe 1/2 t. sesame seeds and
>> a
>> little salt and pepper.
>
> That's a lot easier than the recipe I have that starts with fresh
> tomato. I might try that with diced or whole canned tomato. I made
> tomato soup a couple of months ago using canned tomatoes that
> absolutely blew my socks off because it tasted like I'd started with
> fresh.

Hope you found your socks ok ...

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On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:59:06 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:01:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>
>> So what I used was: 2 cans of tomato sauce (15 oz. ea.), one large yellow
>> onion, one green bell pepper, one red bell pepper, 1 cup brown sugar
>> Splenda, 5 T. white vinegar, 1 t.allspice, maybe 1/2 t. sesame seeds and a
>> little salt and pepper.
>
>That's a lot easier than the recipe I have that starts with fresh
>tomato. I might try that with diced or whole canned tomato. I made
>tomato soup a couple of months ago using canned tomatoes that
>absolutely blew my socks off because it tasted like I'd started with
>fresh.

For cooking, if I don't have them in the garden, I'll use canned over
'fresh' every time. I seem to always grab the diced ones rather than
sauce- and cook the juice down a bit- but at least they taste of
tomato.

Jim

"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:59:06 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:01:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>>
>>> So what I used was: 2 cans of tomato sauce (15 oz. ea.), one large
>>> yellow
>>> onion, one green bell pepper, one red bell pepper, 1 cup brown sugar
>>> Splenda, 5 T. white vinegar, 1 t.allspice, maybe 1/2 t. sesame seeds and
>>> a
>>> little salt and pepper.
>>
>>That's a lot easier than the recipe I have that starts with fresh
>>tomato. I might try that with diced or whole canned tomato. I made
>>tomato soup a couple of months ago using canned tomatoes that
>>absolutely blew my socks off because it tasted like I'd started with
>>fresh.
>
> For cooking, if I don't have them in the garden, I'll use canned over
> 'fresh' every time. I seem to always grab the diced ones rather than
> sauce- and cook the juice down a bit- but at least they taste of
> tomato.

I buy all sorts of tomato products. I also like the puree for some things.
And occasionally paste. I bought the tube again. Must remember to use it.
I used up the one can that I had. Daughter found some Rotel seasoned sauce
in little cans at Target marked down for cheap. I can't remember the exact
price but less than a quarter I think. I bought a few to try. They make
excellent Mexican or Spanish rice so I went right back hoping to get the
rest. And I did! Those cans sell for something like 79 cents at Winco and
they're known for their cheap prices.

I don't think I've met a tomato product yet that I don't like. Although I
don't get the appeal of the standard Rotel tomatoes. I have used them. I
have bought them for cheap with a coupon. And they're fine for Mexican type
foods but... I know people who use these things almost daily. They put
them in everything! I'd rather buy the tomatoes and the chiles separately.
But... I still wouldn't turn them down if they were cheap enough.

I just wish we could get the Red Pack tomatoes here. That stuff is
GOOOOOOOOD!

On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:03:33 +0100, "Ophelia" ku>
wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:01:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> So what I used was: 2 cans of tomato sauce (15 oz. ea.), one large
> >> yellow
> >> onion, one green bell pepper, one red bell pepper, 1 cup brown sugar
> >> Splenda, 5 T. white vinegar, 1 t.allspice, maybe 1/2 t. sesame seeds and
> >> a
> >> little salt and pepper.
> >
> > That's a lot easier than the recipe I have that starts with fresh
> > tomato. I might try that with diced or whole canned tomato. I made
> > tomato soup a couple of months ago using canned tomatoes that
> > absolutely blew my socks off because it tasted like I'd started with
> > fresh.
>
> Hope you found your socks ok ...
>

I usually find them in the dryer after the laundry fairy finishes her
magic.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:03:33 +0100, "Ophelia" ku>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:01:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> So what I used was: 2 cans of tomato sauce (15 oz. ea.), one large
>> >> yellow
>> >> onion, one green bell pepper, one red bell pepper, 1 cup brown sugar
>> >> Splenda, 5 T. white vinegar, 1 t.allspice, maybe 1/2 t. sesame seeds
>> >> and
>> >> a
>> >> little salt and pepper.
>> >
>> > That's a lot easier than the recipe I have that starts with fresh
>> > tomato. I might try that with diced or whole canned tomato. I made
>> > tomato soup a couple of months ago using canned tomatoes that
>> > absolutely blew my socks off because it tasted like I'd started with
>> > fresh.
>>
>> Hope you found your socks ok ...
>>
>
> I usually find them in the dryer after the laundry fairy finishes her
> magic.

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On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:54:51 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> I just wish we could get the Red Pack tomatoes here. That stuff is
> GOOOOOOOOD!

Is that a regional brand? I haven't heard of it. I tried emailing
them to ask if they distribute in California (one of their product
lines is even called Sacramento, which is promising), but their
inquiry form is geared toward product questions only so I wasn't able
to submit it.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:54:51 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> I just wish we could get the Red Pack tomatoes here. That stuff is
>> GOOOOOOOOD!
>
> Is that a regional brand? I haven't heard of it. I tried emailing
> them to ask if they distribute in California (one of their product
> lines is even called Sacramento, which is promising), but their
> inquiry form is geared toward product questions only so I wasn't able
> to submit it.

Yes. I know they are available in PA but not sure where all else.

On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:28:15 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:54:51 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> I just wish we could get the Red Pack tomatoes here. That stuff is
> >> GOOOOOOOOD!
> >
> > Is that a regional brand? I haven't heard of it. I tried emailing
> > them to ask if they distribute in California (one of their product
> > lines is even called Sacramento, which is promising), but their
> > inquiry form is geared toward product questions only so I wasn't able
> > to submit it.
>
> Yes. I know they are available in PA but not sure where all else.
>
Probably just that part of the country. Corporate offices are in
Elwood, Indiana.

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