Original recipe Ingredients: One 32-ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes 3 cloves garlic, smashed 2 sprigs fresh oregano 2 sprigs fresh rosemary Two 2-inch Pecorino-Romano rinds, cut into 2-4 pieces 1 cup grated Pecorino-Romano, for serving 1/4 to 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus additional for drizzling 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 8 ounces dried pasta, such as spaghetti or bucatini 4 tablespoons unsalted butter Directions:

I used this with crab, but the sauce would go great on chicken, beef, or veggies. 4 Tbsp Hoisin sauce 3 Tbsp olive oil 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup white wine 2 Tbsp Sriracha sauce 1 tsp sesame oil Add all ingredients to a saucepan, warm through. Add to dish, stir together to coat.

OK, not quite instant, but if you want some marinara sauce for a quick meal, and you don’t have time to peel and cut tomatoes, cut up veggies, and reduce the sauce all day or buy overpriced pre-made marinara sauce, this one’s for you! You can get really good processed tomato ingredients in a can these days, just read the labels, and don’t get anything with added sugar (especially corn-based sweeteners), and if you can find it, without added salt.

A work-in-progress. At this point, just keeping track of the evolving experiments. 1 cup ketchup 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce 1T brown sugar 1T salt 1T onion powder 1T garlic powder 2T red wine vinegar 1T habanero hot sauce 1T dry mustard 1/2 cup pale ale

Ingredients: 12 Tomatillos, outer skin peeled (or canned, if you prefer) 4 Jalapeno peppers, deseeded and chopped 4 Serrano peppers, deseeded and chopped 1 Habanero pepper, deseeded and chopped (optional) 2 cloves of garlic, whole 1 Medium yellow onion, chopped 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped (optional) 2 medium limes 1/8 cup white wine vinegar 1/2 cup Chicken broth Directions: Roast Tomatillos (see my Chile Verde recipe for pictures and instructions), put in a plastic wrap covered bowl, and set aside for 20 minutes.

Recipe by Ken Wallich Excellent baste for beef and pork, especially good on Kaydubs BBQ’d Bones, and Kaydub’s forked pork 4 Tbsp white wine vinegar 4 Tbsp red wine vinegar (or) 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 4 Tbsp soy sauce 4 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 4 Tbsp tequila (try beer/wine/brandy/rum) 2 Tbsp honey 2 Tbsp habanero hot sauce 2 tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp garlic powder (or 1-2 cloves fresh) 2 tsp ground mustard