3-4 Medium tomatoes (or a couple cans of whole tomatoes) 2-3 cloves of garlic 1 small onion 1 Tbs tomato paste 1 Tbs of oregano, parsley, basil, blk pepper. (I grow my own and add whatever looks good) 1 or more tsp crushed red pepper!!! -Saute the diced tomatoes and diced onion in a little water for a 3-5 minutes. -Add the spices, diced garlic, pepper and onion. -melt in the tomato paste and simmer for 15-20 minutes, it will cook down to a nice light sauce. Add more tomato paste if you want a thicker sauce. Add more tomatoes if you want a chunkier sauce. I don't mean to be criptic with the measurements, my Grandmother taught me how to "sight cook" and I rarely use spoons or cups, if it smells good and the spices look evenly distributed, I'm happy.