So my oldest daughter Charlotte starts kindergarten tomorrow. I’m over here eating my feelings and Charlotte’s all like Here we are in the Target dressing room today. Charlotte has been dressing better than me from day one thanks to fashionable aunts, but this really is just rubbing it in. Where is my fox and deer skirt?? We only bought one outfit. I couldn’t justify getting any more because I still have to “go through Charlotte’s clothes,” something that’s been on my to-do list for oh, you know, like a year. Her drawers are packed full of clothes that don’t fit her anymore and she already knows to check the tag to make sure it’s the right size before picking something to wear. Am I the only mom who thinks keeping up with kids’ clothes is the worst chore? We went to an ice cream social at the school a couple days ago and got to meet Charlotte’s teacher. We totally know her! She goes to church with us, how cool is that?? The class is a kindergarten/1st grade combo class. I had never heard of a combo class for kindergarten, do they have that where you are from? She will be one of 7 kindergarteners in a class of 24, the rest are in 1st grade. Crazy right? I’m pretty excited to see how much she learns this year! We’ll see if she makes it to her first day though. The other day Eric brought in a flyer from the mail. A WinCo is opening just a few minutes away from our house. The grand opening is tomorrow morning at 9am. Guess when Charlotte’s school starts? That’s right, 9am. But who needs school when you could be bagging a dozen cans of tuna at 61 cents each?? Or $5 big jars of Nutella?? Education, schmeducation. Priorities, guys.
You will love this Quick and Easy Pizza Sauce Recipe
Welcome to the easiest, best pizza sauce ever! I’ve been making this recipe for years and it never fails. For some reason pizza is usually a last-minute dinner decision, and I hardly ever have pizza sauce on hand. But I always have cans of tomato sauce and tomato paste, plus a few dried herbs from the spice rack, so I throw this together instead of running to the store. It’s so easy, you literally just dump everything in a bowl and stir. The best part of this pantry recipe is that it’s packed with classic pizza flavors and done in just 5 minutes. (You can even use it as a pasta sauce, though I recommend this easy spaghetti sauce if you’ve got the time and the ingredients.)
No Cook Pizza Sauce ingredients
Here’s a quick of the pantry ingredients you need for this homemade pizza sauce. Scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for more details.
How to use this Quick Pizza Sauce recipe
Stay tuned for my post Tuesday. It is dipped in this sauce, and yes it is pizza inspired. It’s the first in a line up of back to school lunch ideas that I will be posting next week! (Here’s the first post! Pepperoni Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls. Perfect for dipping in this sauce!)
Stir together all the ingredients in a medium bowl (or use your food processor if you want, not necessary). Spread it on your pizza dough. That’s literally it.
You can get fancier if you want. Sprinkle some red pepper flakes in for a little heat. Add some fresh basil if your plant needs trimming. Taste it and add a little salt if you think it needs it. Drizzle in a little extra virgin olive oil. In my experience the basic recipe is pretty much perfect but it’s also very customizable.
Use it on pizza (you knew that was coming! here’s my fave pizza dough recipe) Bake an easy french bread pizza Dip mozzarella sticks in it Make a “pizzadilla” by adding pepperoni to your quesadilla, then dipping it in this, yeah baby Make these pepperoni cream cheese crescent rolls and dip ‘em Make zucchini pizza bites for a snack or heck, dinner Make this pizza dip in the microwave. God bless America Dip your garlic bread in it (this recipe is the BEST)
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