Ingredients

• 1/3 cup olive oil (or use enough sauce to coat the bottom of your skillet)
• 3 teaspoons dried basil
• 3 teaspoons oregano
• 1 -2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes (or to taste)
• 1 large bay leaf
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped tablespoons (or to taste, I like lots of garlic!)
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb Italian sausage, casings removed
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups good-quality beef broth
• 1 -2 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon salt (or to taste a good tomato sauce needs lots of salt)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• fresh grated parmesan cheese
• 3/4 lb button mushroom (or use a couple cans whole drained mushrooms, but fresh is better!)