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Why You Should Never Buy Canned, Chopped Tomatoes
24Canned, chopped tomatoes rarely taste as good as their whole, peeled brethren, and they never break down fully while cooking.
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Make This Classic French Base and Use It In Everything
The culinary world has no shortage of jargon, and occasionally it feels like an entirely different language. While I enjoy picking up a bit of French or Javanese, learning the meaning behind the name of a recipe or technique can improve your cooking. By improve, I also mean improvise. When you learn some of the…
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Can Your Summer Tomatoes Now (Before It’s Too Late)
Like any Italian-American with a trained affinity for tomatoes, Labour Day in the US doesn’t just signal the end of summer. Much more dire: It’s the last call for summer tomatoes. Those ripe, tangy-sweet heirlooms that call to you at farmers markets and grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. If you…
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Give Sauces, Stews, and Braises Some Holiday Cheer With Baking Spices
Every October, my stepdad’s large Italian family gets together and makes what can only be described as “so much goddamn ravioli.” I have only attended the ravioli-making party once, but it was an impressive display of pasta efficiency. Everyone leaves with a generous portion of ravioli — which they freeze and eat throughout the holiday…