I'm not much for marinara, to be honest, or for most pasta "red sauces". I'm not sure why, since i love pasta and I love tomatoes. I think its probably the excessive sweetness combined with the cooked consistency of the tomatoes. On the rare occasion I make a tomato-based sauce for pasta, I prefer rough chopped tomatoes added late in the process rather than early, and tend to go very heavy on the italian spices (oregano and thyme in particular) and add cayenne/piri-piri or hot chilies.

I don't like mild chili (i.e., Iowa style) either.

(People like a lot of my cooking, but very few like my red sauces. Hehe.)

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Going back to the OP, I don't really have a "favorite" meal, though.

Probably one of two sandwiches, neither one particularly fancy:

1. Deli ham and pepper cheese on a soft roll,
or
2. Good salami or summer sausage, sharp cheddar, hot German beer mustard, on a crusty roll.
with
3. A couple of good sized extra sour kosher dill pickles.

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Well, Then you may like Pasta(your choice) with Fresh Alfredo Sauce. Adding Itallian Meatballs is a recommended option. Ohh Yea !

[cheers] [cheers] [cheers]

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Tonight, Pulled Pork Bar-B Que sandwiches with Cole Slaw and Texas Pete hot sauce. Freshly brewed Ice Tea and lots of napkins !

[cool] [cheers]

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