Spaghetti Sauce (Rich Griffith's)

• 1. Chop the garlic, then saute in the olive oil in a large saucepot.

  2. Chop the onion, then add it in, stirring occasionally until it's translucent.

  3. Add the tomato puree and tomato paste, and approximately 12 oz water (until the consistency is right).

  4. Heat to a simmer, adding salt, pepper and the herbs.

  5. When hot, put in crock pot and cook on LOW for 5-6 hours.

For mushroom sauce, add 12 oz mushrooms, sliced, about 1/2 hour before serving.

For meat sauce, cook with some Italian sausage and/or add pinches of hamburg mixed with egg (which holds the meat together since it cooks for so long).