Fresh Tomato Sauce

• 5 gloves garlic
• 1/2 c. olive oil
• 4 lb. pear or plum tomatoes
• 1/2 c. fresh basil or dried
• salt and pepper
• pasta (any kind)
• Parmesan cheese

1. Plunge tomatoes in boiling water for 30 seconds.
2. Remove them with a slotted spoon and run under cold water.
3. Remove skins and press out the seeds.
4. Peel the garlic and slice into big pieces. In a frying pan brown garlic lightly.
5. Remove some or all of the garlic depending on how much garlic you like.
6. (Save the garlic not used in sauce to mash and add to salad dressing.)
7. Add tomatoes to oil; bring to a boil and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Mash tomatoes and any garlic still in the pan.
9. Stir in basil.
10. The sauce goes well with any kind of pasta.
11. Sprinkle with cheese and other herbs (rosemary, thyme, marjoram) if you like.
12. (May be substituted for the basil.
13. Use only 1 to 2 tablespoons.)

garlic, olive oil, pear, fresh basil, salt, pasta, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=742700 (may not work)