Left to right, Bridgette Vermette, Erin Lynch, Bob Lynch and Karen Haase sit down to enjoy pasta served with the family's secret red sauce.

Erin Lynch chops basil while helping prepare her family's secret red sauce.

Lynch adds sugar to his family's secret red sauce.

Bridgette Vermette, Karen Haase and Erin Lynch make meatballs for the family's secret red sauce.

Bob Lynch of Scarborough adds meatballs to what will become his family’s red sauce, which is so prized that at times, at his kids’ request, it has replaced the Thanksgiving turkey.

Dr. Bob Lynch's secret family red sauce recipe includes meatballs, sausage and pork chops.