Fall weather...Comfort Food!!!

...and one of my favorites is pasta! Meat sauce, Alfredo Sauce, Pomodoro Sauce and various kinds of pasta. These are comfort foods!

MEAT SAUCE
from mecookin's kitchen

1 lb. ground round
1 lb. mild Italian sausage, skins removed
1 large onion, chopped
1 each, red/yellow/green bell peppers chopped
4 large cloves garlic, chopped
8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup red wine
28 oz can plum tomatoes, hand crushed
6 oz can tomato paste (2 cans water)
tsp. salt
tsp. pepper
Tbsp. Italian seasoning
2 Tbsp. basil pesto
Tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper

Brown meats & drain. Add onions, peppers & garlic; saute 5 minutes. Add mushrooms;saute 1 minute. Deglaze with red wine. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.