A Pot of Sauce

Ingredients:
A couple (like 4-5) tablespoons of butter
olive oil
(2) 28 oz. cans of crushed tomatoes
any cans of diced tomatoes, jars of premade sauce, cans of tomato puree or whole tomatoes - basically anything you can add to the mix.
an onion, minced
a couple cloves of garlic, minced
fresh/dried herbs
white sugar
Optional: red wine, carrot, celery

Place a tablespoon or two of butter and a few "rounds of the pan" of olive oil in a 2 handle pot.
Bring to medium high heat. Once butter has melted, add the onion and cook a couple minutes.
Add the garlic and cook for a couple minutes more. Reduce heat to medium.
If you happen to have any celery or carrots in the fridge, you could mince up a stalk or so of each and add them now too.
Add crushed and diced tomatoes. Simmer on medium low for 30 mins? No really, keep stirring every five minutes. The pot should be bubbling, but not exploding all over the stove.
Add any other tomato products to stretch the quantity out.
Keep simmering for like ever (until you need to serve it) but at least an hour or 2.
During the last half hour, add any herbs you want. I usually put in fresh oregano and basil, even some parsley. Use dried if that's all you have. Maybe a sprinkle of rosemary and/or garlic powder. Salt and Pepper. A dash of red wine if you have a bottle open.
Lastly, add a small handful of white sugar and 2 more tablespoons of butter.
This is crucial if you're in a rush (well hell, if you're in a rush, then you have no right trying to whip out a homemade sauce, but that's besides the point)
Anyway, the sugar and butter at the end cut out any tartness that the tomatoes may still have.
Enjoy!