I have fresh tomatoes & basil from my garden, and would like to make some spicy marinara out of it. I'm a novice to making sauces from fresh ingredients. Any suggested, and preferably simple, recipes? [more inside]
posted by jabberjaw on Jul 12, 2009 - 11 answers

We have marinara mix that needs to be cooked now, but we don't want pasta. Any suggestions?
posted by mattoxic on Jan 4, 2009 - 19 answers

I'm getting ready to make my first serious attempt at marinara. Recipes that I have seen vary on whether one should use whole tomatoes, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato puree, or tomato sauce. What effect does it have on the finished product to use or not use any of these in particular? [more inside]
posted by zebra3 on Dec 28, 2007 - 30 answers

What's a good sweet tasting canned tomato for creating a nice marinara? No salt added and/or organic would be ideal.
posted by Yukon on Jan 12, 2007 - 28 answers