Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 1/4 pounds Quality Ground Beef (I prefer a meaty meat sauce, so I double this)
• 1 teaspoon Pepper
• 3 tablespoons Olive Oil (for browning the meat)
• 1 Medium Onion, chopped
• 6 Cloves of Garlic (crushed, grated, or chopped
• 2 Cans of Tomato Paste
• 2 14 oz cans of Tomato Sauce
• 6 Mushrooms, chopped (or 1 can)
• 1/2 Green Bell Pepper (halved again)
• 1 Carrot, cut into thirds (or sliced and kept in the sauce)
• 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Dried Thyme, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon Dried Basil, crushed
• 3 Whole Cloves
• 1 Bay Leaf (halved)