At the moon

[lynxreign]

Last night I made spaghetti

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[lynxreign]

I did not!
Maybe next time 1 small can of paste with no water. I want a thick sauce.
emilytheslayer still liked the sauce, so all is well.

[lynxreign]

Well, I added water partly to get more paste from the can and partly 'cause the instructions said "1 can paste, 4 cups water".

[telepresence]

The bitterness almost certainly came from either the large amount of tomato paste, or the garlic. Adding a little sugar might help.

[lynxreign]

It wasn't a garlic taste. I'm thinking it must have been the paste, though it didn't taste like that before I added the bay leaves. Perhaps the paste hadn't spread enough at that point.

[emilytheslayer]

It's a hard flavor to describe, but even as someone who loves bay, I'm pretty sure that's what it was.

[urnesha]

I vote that it was the bay leaves. They can be very strong. Even so I would have to agree with those above about decreasing the amount of tomato paste (I usually use half a small can with a large can tomato sauce, a large can diced tomatoes and no water for a thick sauce) and leaving out the water.

p.s. There was no meat in this sauce???? lol My roommate and I laugh at the fact that all my meals MUST contain meat. :)

[lynxreign]

It amuses me that you're even more of a carnivore than I am.

[urnesha]

Are you saying that there was no meat in that meal last night?? :D

My roommate has decided to go vegetarian and has given me all the meat she had in the freezer. I'm a happy, happy gal. :D

[lynxreign]

I am saying there was no meat in that meal last night.

Are you going to eat all that meat in front of her while making yummy noises?