Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2009

This sauce is excellent!

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staceywatts

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2009

I was SUPER excited to try this recipe after reading the reviews, but I HAD to have done something wrong. Though I did follow it to a "T". The sauce was very very bitter! It was also very bland... which surprised me. I tried adding some sugar and some other seasonings to help but nothing could rescue it. My family liked it and they ate it, and my husband said he liked it(though I think he was just being sweet), but I personally couldn't stand it. I think I might try making it once more... but as it stands right now this was a total let down for me :^(

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CanadianMama

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2009

Maybe I did something wrong, please tell me. I followed the directions as given. 5 cloves of garlic seemed to much and it was. Sauce was very very bland even after adding salt and sugar.Everyone else seemed to like it but it was terrible for me.

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rdog157h

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2008

First time making sauce. This sauce came out AMAZING. I didn't add mushrooms, basil and and crushed tomatoes. i only used whole tomatoes. Came out so good. . I did add 2 teaspoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of sugar to make it a little more sweet, since it did taste a little bitter. Great Recipe. Thanks...

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LilAngelTee

Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2008

This sauce was excellent and very fresh tasting. I added some water to make it a little thinner. It was to thick for my taste. Also I added a few packets of sugar to make it a little more sweet. A few extra added spices and this was perfect. I will never buy jarred pasta sauce again.

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Jen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 9, 2007

Delicious! My boyfriend loved this sauce. I was so angry because the mushrooms I had went bad, so I had to leave them out. The sauce was great without them, though!

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MOLLE888

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Living In: Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2006

Taste exactly what my Mom used to make. Ah! the memories...She is gone now. But I can finally recreate her recipe thanks to you...It was marvelous.

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Rhonda Brock Fuller

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Empire, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2006

This is a delicious sauce recipe. I omitted the mushrooms but it turned out well. I added a pound of ground beef I had sauteed with spices and had a delicious meat sauce to serve over pasta. Thanks.

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Butterfly Flutterby

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Kingsport, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2006

I love this sauce. I didn't have mushrooms, but improvised with a small amount of brown sugar, minced garlic and lean ground beef. It is an excellent foundational recipe for Italian dishes.

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Linda M

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2005

This sauce was very good and easy, however I did skip the green pepers, and added meat and it still turned out good. Thanks for sharing your recipe, my family loved it!

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