Like most families, we don’t have a lot of spare time. Also like (or at least, I want to believe like) most families, we try valiantly to eat healthily and with as little processed food as possible. This becomes even more critical when two of the individuals are watching their food intake for the purposes of either weight loss/maintenance or fitness training.

Here is one of our staple pasta sauces, a sauce with an oven-roasted tomato base.

I often set this cooking during the afternoon, so that it’s ready for supper. It is fast, it is good and it is *exactly* what I want after a hard day’s work and an evening run.

Ingredients:

• 4lbs Red Ripe Tomatoes
• 1/4 cup Olive Oil (note: you can reduce this to about half, if you like, but I found I actually wasn’t getting enough oil in my diet and needed the little extra)
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar, adjust to taste (a certain amount cooks off during the baking, I find)
• Garlic, .25 cup (remove)

Directions: