I’m trying to learn to buy groceries, cook for myself again.
Can’t afford to buy and keep produce. Limited cookware. So, any recipe telling me to crush garlic, dice onions, etc, can’t do.
Need budget, ghetto, for people on a fixed income, easy no frills way to make diy tomato paste pasta sauce.
Good suggestions so far. Tks. I have 1 bowl, 1 plate, 1 spoon, 1 fork, 1 butter knife ; 1 small sauce pan; Only stores nearby are corner stores. Hardly any produce. Having to make due with what you can find in a liquor store.
If you’re on a budget, you should be buying pasta sauce, not making it. Classico is a decent cheap brand. (Definitely better than those ketchup brands known as Prego and Ragu).
For tomato sauce, if you want to add more flavor, Italian sausage is your best friend. $3-5 for a pack. The beef+pork fat really brings out the taste. Add that to your spaghetti sauce and enjoy 3-5 days worth of food that practically tastes gourmet, all for under $10.