
Use the ingredient that no one can steal
by antdina
Cooks treat the year-end holidays like recess. Time slows and rules evaporate. Experimentation increase. Role play moves creativity like water in a waterwheel. Family recipes are brought to life once more as recipe cards emerge from their tin coffins. Home-made lasagna can take minutes to prepare and decades to perfect. Food companies like Progresso or Barillo sell miles of pasta and oceans of sauce. The time laden steps of stewing meaty tomato sauce is replaced with a brightly decorated jar. […]
Categories: The Taste Lab • Tags: cooking, holiday, Italian, lasagna, lasagna bolognese, Mario Batali, meat sauce, pasta, ragu, ricotta, sauce, spinach pasta