Want to know where to find the best pesto in the world? Book a trip to Liguria (Genova, Cinque Terre, etc.) & taste it first hand. Want to know where to get the next best thing? Your kitchen!

Yes, you can buy pre-made pesto at most grocery stores, but what’s the fun in that? Making it yourself will impress even the pickiest eaters in your life. To top it all off, there’s no “cooking” involved! Okay, so, by “cooking” I mean applying heat. You will have to enter the kitchen for this one & maybe break out an appliance or two. Sorry, folks.

I’ll be the first to admit it…I am a pasta snob. Isn’t that to be expected though in any Italian household? Well I’m here to encourage your pasta snobbiness & share something even better…tomato sauce snobbiness.

Do not be afraid. Homemade tomato sauce is quick (25 min cooking time), simple & much better than anything you’ll find in any jar at the supermarket.

I share this recipe with you as one of my first posts, because a good tomato sauce is the basis of Italian cuisine. I invite you to take this culinary journey with me beginning with one of the first recipes I taught myself – sugo di pomodoro.