Italian Sausage Tomato Alfredo Sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound hot Italian sausage, casings removed
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons flour
3 cups heavy cream
6 ounces tomato paste
salt and pepper
4 ounces fresh spinach, chopped
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Heat olive oil in saucepan over medium heat. Add the sausage, onion and garlic and cook until the meat browns.  Drain the grease from the pan and then add the flour reducing the heat to low, stirring for 2 minutes. Stir in the cream and tomato paste. Increase the heat to medium high and bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened. Add the spinach and serve over pasta.

Applesauce

zest and juice of 1oranges
zest and juice of 1 lemon
3 pounds of apples (6-8 apples)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice

Peel, quarter and core the apples and put them in a dutch oven pot. Put juice and zest over apples. Add the brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and allspice and cover the pot. Cook on stove medium low to medium for 1 1/2 hours or until all the apples are soft. Mix with a whisk until smooth.

Makes about 1 quart.

Blueberry Sauce

1 quart blueberries
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Place all ingredients in pan and cook over medium low heat, Mash blueberries as the sauce cooks and cook for about 20 minutes or until sauce is thickened.

*This is amazing over cheesecake or vanilla ice cream.