I'll bet they have turned to bird food by now. Linda C

If I am making a meat sauce, I start with some pork...like a chop or a small pork steak brown it in a little olive oil a Dutch oven, as its browning I chop a good big onion, or 2 smaller ones and a green pepper, Add the veggies to the pot along with 3 to 5 cloves of garlic, depending on how big the cloves are. When the onion has softened, add: 3 24 oz cans of good whole Italian plum tomatoes and 3 6 oz cans of Contadina tomato paste ( other brands are bitter!) Fill one of the tomato paste cans with a dry red wine and add to the pot, and fill the other 2 cans with water and add that to the pot. Add: A handful of fresh basil....about 1/4 cup chopped, and A handful of flat leaf parsley about 1/4 cup chopped, and 2 T fresh oregano leaves....and Fresh ground pepper, about 3/4 of a teaspoon....about 6 grinds of my Greek mill. And" 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese. For this it really isn't necessary to use the "good stuff" because what you want from the cheese is the buffering the acidity of the tomatoes. Add the good stuff to each plate as you serve it. while the sauce is simmering...VERY slowly... make meatballs to put into it....I bake the meatballs and add them to the sauce pot, and simmer another hour. I also make a simple pomo d'oro sauce using fresh tomatoes. I sautee a big onion and half a green pepper in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, add a couple of cloves of chopped garlic and about 2 quarts of peeled and cut up fresh tomatoes, a small handful of fresh basil and another of chopped parsley.....cook at a fairly fast boil until thick enough for you about 20 minutes. I use a big fry pan for this....salt to taste....it will take a fair amount as you have not used any canned products nor cheese. Linda C

I made tofu mayo yesterday but didn't use any oil....but added a bit of wasabe prepared mustard to add a little flavor. I also used three kinds of vinegar.....first batch I used blueberry vinegar, second batch, white wine vinegar and third batch, apple cider vinegar. I liked to flavor of the blueberry vinegar the best....very subtle flavor. Thanks for sharing your recipe. It will be a life saver for my DH and I since I am pre-diabetic and he is facing a quintuple bypass surgery in the very near future. The no fat tofu mayo will be perfect for coleslaw and other salads calling for mayo.

Homemade Mayonnaise Without Eggs 1/2 cup soft tofu 2 tbs. wine vinegar 1/2 tsp. powdered mustard 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 tsp. salt 3/4 cup vegetable oil Combine soft tofu, mustard, salt, wine vinegar and 1/4 cup vegetable oil in a blender. Blend on low speed, and very slowly add the 3/4 cup of oil. Transfer to a glass jar and refrigerate.