N-F-L-B-Q

Carrying a sample of The Sauce, I headed over to DW's yesterday for some more football and food. The boys were kind enough to participate in a quick taste test, and the overall verdict was that I'm headed in the right direction. Everyone agreed that the base is too tomatoey (DW was reminded of SpaghettiO's) and that it wasn't quite thick enough. RC made a good suggestion that I'll test with the next batch – eliminate the tomato paste completely and instead make a separate reduction of the tomato sauce before adding it to the base.

No BBQ on the menu this week. Instead, we had some tasty wings and various sausages. Flatty seemed excited about the options but had to stick to dog food.