That dish he's devouring below isn't our typical Filipino sauce. That would take most of the day to make. I keep a jar of marinara. It's quite simple, really, and it doesn't take more than maybe 20 minutes to put together and maybe 30 more minutes to simmer.

You can get 100% semolina pasta at Whole Foods for $0.79 a pound. Yah, less than a buck a bag, Whole Foods, inexpensive and way better than Barilla. Canned tomatoes? Sometimes Molinari sells them too cheap even for their standards, $3.00 for two 28-oz cans, and they're good, probably better than those four-dollar Italbrand San Marzanos. Lunardi's sell something similar, Strianese for about $2.50 a can.

Recipe at http://nokie.home.comcast.net if you're curious.