Spaghetti Sauce

*This very yummy recipe is used by my sister's mother-in-law. She found it in a 1960's McCall's magazine*

1/3 c. olive oil or salad oil
1 1/2 c. finely chopped onion
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 can (2 lb. 3 oz) Italian tomatoes, undrained
1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
2 T. chopped parsley
1 T. salt
1 T. sugar
1 t. dried oregano leaves
1 t. dried basil leaves
1/4 t. pepper

In hot oil in 5 quart Dutch oven, saute onion and garlic 5 minutes. Mix in rest of sauce ingredients and 1 1/2 c. water, mashing tomatoes with a fork. Bring to boiling and reduce heat. Simmer mixture, covered and stirring occasionally, 1 hour.

White Sauce

I am always on a quest for less expensive, more healthy ways to cook. I recently came across this post that inspires me to use less cans of "cream-of-something" in my recipes. I would think this could really cut out sodium from many recipes. Check out the comments, too. They offer further tips.

http://centsibleshopper.blogspot.com/2008/03/make-it-yourself-monday-white-sauce.html

Do you have any great tips to offer me? Any ideas you could give me for easy ways to cut cost and to cut unhealthy food out of our diet would be gratefully received.