What To Do With a Cool Morning Before a Hot Afternoon

Roast tomatoes and garlic (450 degrees!) for Elizabeth's pasta sauce. I've made it twice this month, tweaking just a little bit (of course). I add salt (up to 2 teaspoons!), and instead of pureeing in batches in the blender, empty the whole pan into my crockpot insert so I can use the immersion blender (aka "the zzh-zzh").

The sauce can stay in there for microwaving later. I cook and rinse the pasta in the morning or at dinner time. Yum!