John and I were out most of the day visiting old friends who were staying near their kids and grandkids in the North Bay. Since we would not be back home until 6 PM I figured we would need a quick and easy dinner. I had defrosted some leftover Rao’s tomato and basil sauce so while John cooked up the penne pasta I worked on enhancing the jarred sauce with onion, garlic, oregano, basil, red pepper flakes and my secret ingredient, fish sauce! Fish sauce brings the umami while tamping down the sweetness that commercial products seem to always include. With a sprinkle of basil leaves and parmesan our dinner was ready in about 15 minutes.