Dear Heloise: We remodeled our kitchen this year, and somehow, someway my little book with all of my favorite recipes went missing. Your spaghetti sauce was in there. Would you please reprint that for us spaghetti lovers? — Dorothy S., Muskegon, Mich. Dorothy, this was originally my mother’s recipe. You’ll need:

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 cup butter

1 cup finely chopped onions

1 pound ground beef

4 strips bacon, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic, chopped fine

3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

1 bay leaf, chopped fine

1 tablespoon salt

Freshly ground pepper to taste

1 teaspoon crushed dry red pepper

2 ounces red wine

2 15-ounce cans whole tomatoes or tomato sauce

1 small can tomato paste

1 cup water

1 finely chopped carrot

Heat olive oil over low heat in a pot large enough to hold all ingredients. Add butter and simmer until melted. Add onions and saute until lightly browned. Add ground beef and bacon; saute until browned, stirring occasionally.

Add garlic, parsley, bay leaf, salt, black pepper and red pepper. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Add wine, cover and “steam” for a few minutes more. Add tomatoes or tomato sauce, paste and water. Bring the mixture to a boil and add the chopped carrot. Cover and cook over very low heat for an hour, stirring occasionally. Serve over your favorite pasta. — Heloise