Conversions

To convert:

One 6 oz. can of tomato paste to tomato sauce, add one cup (8 oz.) of water, then use the amount you need and freeze the rest!  When I make taco soup, I do this, and I freeze the other half for next time.

Wines

Hereis a short list of wines that I like, that are also easy on the budget:

Concannon Chardonnay, Grocery Store, Under $10
Barefoot Chardonnary, Trader Joe's, about $3.99
Robert Mondavi Reds, Grocert Store, Affordable
Ménage à Trois Shiraz, $12ish at Fry's and Costco

Here are some that are a little pricier, but my neighbor with great taste in wine recommends:
Great whites worth the cash are Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay, anything from Wente or White Crane.

Reds worth the splurge: Artessa, Saintsbury Carneros and Chandon.