Quick and Easy Tomato Sauce

Last Monday was Earth Day. It was also Meatless Monday. Reducing meat consumption is a great way to help combat climate change, so I try to stick to having vegetarian meals on Monday. I whipped this up in about 15 minutes. For one serving, I took the leftover canned tomatoes that I had in the freezer (about two whole tomatoes, plus some sauce) plus half of a fresh tomato and heated them in a pot with some minced garlic, a little olive oil, and some basil leaves. The tomatoes were broken down pretty well, but I decided to give them a mix with the immersion blender to make the sauce even smoother. You can serve this with basically any pasta. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese (the real kind, not the crap from Kraft), add a nice slice of crusty bread, and voila! You have a simple, easy meal that's entirely meatless and vegan if you forgo the cheese. Delicious!