#also i've made several tomato sauces and never been like 'wow! i am glad i made this instead of using the store-bought!'

[elucubrare]

finally actually making an effort to make good tomato sauce. here is the problem: intellectually i know that tomato sauce matters and has different qualities, and that yes, i have had tomato sauce that is bad. however i don't think i've ever thought, about the utterly mediocre tomato sauce i usually get from the grocery store, "wow, i'm really enjoying this chicken parmigiana. shame the tomato sauce isn't actively good." i simply do not care enough about tomato sauce for it to affect the dish unless it's terrible.