Mama McGill's Famous Tomato Sauce

Mama McGill makes a mean homemade tomato sauce that everyone should try at least once in their lifetime. It is simple to throw together, yet taste like it was slaved over for hours. The few ingredients also make it easy to throw together, and making tomato sauce from scratch allows you to control how much sugar etc. goes into it.

Ingredients:
- 1 28oz can of tomatoes (diced is okay but whole is preferred)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 medium garlic cloves (minced or put through a garlic presser)
- 3 tablespoons chopped basil (fresh is best but dried is okay as well)
- 1 tablespoon basil (optional)

Other Tools:
- Garlic mincer or presser
- Hand blender

Directions: (Makes 1 batch)
- In a medium sized pot, heat the oil to a simmer on medium or high heat. Be careful the oil has a simmering heat to it but not smoking
- Add the pressed garlic to the pot and cook without letting the garlic brown (about 1-2 minutes)
- Pour in the can of tomatoes and stir
- Using a hand blender, puree the tomatoes until they are smooth and be sure to check to make sure there are no clumps (some are able to hide easily and aren't discovered until you take a bite)
- Simmer, meaning put the sauce at a heat where there are small bubbles, for about 10-15 minutes or until the sauce reaches a desired thickness
- Add basil and or pesto sauce

Cheers! And a big shout out to Mrs. McGill for letting me make this and share it on the blog/pinterest world for all to enjoy :)

Grilled Pineapple Ginger Snap Dessert

Grilling fruit is a fresh and easy, not to mention quick way, to whip up a delicious dessert that would satisfy anyones sweet tooth. Paired with a light Greek frozen yogurt (which can be found at Trader Joes of course) sweet spices, and topped with ginger snaps, this dessert is quite the treat!

Ingredients:

- Pineapple

- Fat Free Vanilla Greek Forzen Yogurt (or any time of vanilla ice cream)

- Ginger Snap Cookies

- Cinnamon to taste

- Coconut Flakes

- Agave Nectar 

Directions:

- Fire up the grill or place a grill pan on the stove and spray with cooking spray

- Cut the pineapple into rings

- Lay the rings on the grill or grill pan and sprinkle with cinnamon and coconut flakes. 

- Drizzle agave nectar on last and let grill

- Flip onto the other side and sprinkle cinnamon and coconut flakes on the other side as well

- Cooking time depends on how well you want the pineapple grilled

- When finished cooking, layer the pineapple on the bottom of the bowl, then add the ice cream/frozen yogurt and finish with crumbled ginger cookies on top

Cheers!