You don't need a round-trip flight to Italy to find the best tomatoes for a homemade sauce. All you need are these tomatoes, which you can find anywhere.

Process tomato mixture, anchovies (if using), basil, sugar, and remaining 4 tablespoons oil in a blender until smooth, about 30 seconds, stopping to scrape down sides of container.

Tomato puree, or passata, is made with pureed peeled tomatoes that have been strained into a thick, smooth sauce that can be used as the base of sauces or soups.

I tried 10 flavors of Prego tomato sauce and ranked them from my least favorite to my top pick.; I didn't like the traditional Prego tomato sauce, which was too sweet for my liking. The herby ...