Brands

Note: Several readers have asked me to recommend brands of high quality canned tomatoes. But without knowing where you are and where you shop this is kind of hard to do. Suffice it to say that most brands of San Marzano tomatoes are better for sauce than any other type of canned tomato. Although doubtless [...]

Brands

Note: Several readers have asked me to recommend brands of high quality canned tomatoes. But without knowing where you are and where you shop this is kind of hard to do. Suffice it to say that most brands of San Marzano tomatoes are better for sauce than any other type of canned tomato. Although doubtless [...]

Simple Tomato Sauce (Salsa di pomodoro)

I learned to make this sauce about 28 years ago from Helen Federico, (Srcoll down to “1943″) a dear friend whose cooking skills are equaled only by her generosity of spirit and talent as an illustrator, and graphic designer. When Helen taught me how to make this sauce she used fresh plum tomatoes picked at [...]

Simple Tomato Sauce (Salsa di pomodoro)

I learned to make this sauce about 28 years ago from Helen Federico, (Srcoll down to “1943″) a dear friend whose cooking skills are equaled only by her generosity of spirit and talent as an illustrator, and graphic designer. When Helen taught me how to make this sauce she used fresh plum tomatoes picked at [...]

how not to make tomato sauce

bob del Grosso
I got my first job as a short-order cook in a luncheonette at 14. But I did not make my first batch of tomato sauce until I was 18 years old. I remember the occasion perfectly because of something my father said after eating a couple of forkfuls of ravioli con salsa [...]

how not to make tomato sauce

bob del Grosso
I got my first job as a short-order cook in a luncheonette at 14. But I did not make my first batch of tomato sauce until I was 18 years old. I remember the occasion perfectly because of something my father said after eating a couple of forkfuls of ravioli con salsa [...]

The Daily Bread

Here is the basic recipe for the hearth bread that I make. As I wrote earlier, I vary it a lot. For example, I’ve got one ready for the oven now (left) that’s made with whole-wheat graham flour, white bread flour, quinoa, wheat berries and flax seeds. Sometimes I’ll raise or lower the water content [...]

The Daily Bread

Here is the basic recipe for the hearth bread that I make. As I wrote earlier, I vary it a lot. For example, I’ve got one ready for the oven now (left) that’s made with whole-wheat graham flour, white bread flour, quinoa, wheat berries and flax seeds. Sometimes I’ll raise or lower the water content [...]

almost too cool

I’ve been wanting a chitarra (guitar) to make the square cut Abruzzese pasta alla chitarra for at least twenty years, but didn’t get around to it until last month. The reason I shucked and jived for so long was that I assumed that it was going to be so expensive that I’d have [...]

almost too cool

I’ve been wanting a chitarra (guitar) to make the square cut Abruzzese pasta alla chitarra for at least twenty years, but didn’t get around to it until last month. The reason I shucked and jived for so long was that I assumed that it was going to be so expensive that I’d have [...]