Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      medium        bell pepper -- diced
   1      medium        onion -- diced
   1      medium        or 2 small cloves
                        garlic -- minced
   2      tablespoons   oil -- olive or other
   4      cups          plum tomatoes -- diced
   2      tablespoons   parsely -- fresh, chopped
   1      tablespoon    oregano -- fresh, chopped
   3      tablespoons   basil -- fresh, chopped
   2      teaspoons     salt
     1/2  teaspoon      sugar
     1/8  teaspoon      black pepper

Preparation:

Sauté‚onion, bell pepper and garlic in oil until soft. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 20 to 30 minutes. Serve over hot pasta. All ingredients may be adjusted to taste. Appropriate amounts of dried herbs may be substituted for fresh. Regular tomatoes may be substituted for plum, but sauce will be soupier. Source: Bill Hatcher