I'm patting myself on the back

It's not easy to have the desire to cook. Especially in the humidity. Especially for a usually ungrateful husband. And especially when there are 3 little ones who 90% of the time care more about putting the food back into the pans than into their tiny tummies.

Thus, much of the time, I cook for myself. Meaning, I'm going to cook something that will make me happy. Something I know I will enjoy while I listen to the rest of them whine. YES, we are eating curried chicken again!

I'm addicted to Food Network and the Cooking Channel. I have so many episodes saved so that I can remember all the recipes I want to test. The other day I was watching Tyler's Ultimate and he made pizza. Awesome! How can the girls not want to eat that?! Not to mention, we have tomatoes coming out of our ears. I miss so many things about NYC, BUT I really do love having our fresh herb and vegetable garden.

I decided to use my own sauce with nothing but fresh ingredients. I always make my own spaghetti sauce, but I use canned tomatoes and dried herbs. So I had no idea how much of this or that to use. Let me tell you, it was delish! I don't know how I'll eat other sauce again. The pizza was good too. Kids ate, I was happy. I'm patting myself on the back for a job well done!

I just got to thinking, I should make a ton and freeze it for non-tomato season. I hope I can proportionally figure everything out for a larger sauce.