As for your Mom, I understand completely. My godmother is full blooded Italian and she could go from 0 to 60 in a heartbeat. But, most of the time she was very loving. If your mom has been like this always, she may have undiagnosed mental health issues, possibly being in the bi polar spectrum. You do not have to endure the berating. If she chooses to speak with you ok, but the minute she starts chastising and screaming, just say, “Mom, I have to go”….it is a shame that people cherish being right over a healthy relationship.

Best of all she doesn’t live with you. I had a mother in law that hated me and moved in with us (even though my father in law was living) and lived with us for 20 years. You talk about a perfectionist….she and your mom were cut from the same bolt of cloth. Nothing ever pleased her that anyone else did, especially me, so I empathize.

Just be your positive self….we can only control what we do and no one else. It is a shame your Mom doesn’t realize that God is never going to ask if we created the perfect sauce, grew the perfect tomato, or had the perfect job, or kept a perfect house. He is only going to ask how much we loved….it is that simple and that hard.

God Bless,
Frannie

Yes, sometimes when tomatoes are mixed, they do turn an orange color. We are so used to what is in the can, but I’m not fond of tomato paste much.
Glad it turned out.

I used all of my tomatoes including white tomatoes. It turned out orange! It was pretty cool actually.