Meat Sauce:

• 1/2 yellow onion diced
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• large can tomato pieces (with basil)
• 1/2 cup red wine
• large chunks of dried basil from my garden, could also use lots of dried, or chopped fresh
• 1/4 cup kalamata olives (sliced in half)
• 1 – 1/2 cups grape tomatoes (sliced in half), you could also use cherry tomatoes
• salt and pepper to taste

First, put the tomato pieces, wine, basil in a pot and warm to steaming, but not boiling. Meanwhile, brown the meat and onions together, keeping the meat in big chunks. Add the meat and onion mixture, olives, basil, tomatoes to the red sauce. Mix together and serve atop al dente spaghetti or your favorite pasta.