TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Pasta Mama’s 26 Flavored Pastas

Pasta is one of America’s favorite foods. Yet how many of us have had flavored pasta? There is no data, but our guess is a fraction of a percent. Pasta Mamas’s aims to change that. The artisan pasta maker produces 26 flavors of pasta, plus plain and whole wheat. Available in linguine, fettuccine and papardelle,…
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COOKING VIDEO: Easy Homemade Pasta Sauce

  Frankly, we’re surprised by the number of people we meet who cook at home, yet have never made pasta sauce from scratch. A basic pasta sauce couldn’t be easier. All you need is a lidded sauce pan and a wooden or silicone spoon. The ingredients are found in the kitchen of every person who…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Tomatoes With Flavored Sea Salt

Here’s an easy hors d’oeuvre or snack that’s delicious and different: cherry tomatoes with a choice of flavored sea salts. Simply set out toothpicks and let family and guests enjoy a succulent cherry or grape tomato with a dip of flavorful salt. Choose salts with contrasting colors, flavors and textures (crunchier coarse salt versus fine…
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PRODUCT: Grillcomb, The New BBQ Skewer

Skewer with ease with the Grillcomb. Photo courtesy Fusionbrands.   Grill mavens can now skewer with style with the Grillcomb from Fusionbrands. You need dexterity to thread foods dead-center onto conventional wood or metal skewers. But the Grillcomb, with its row of individual 18/8 stainless steel teeth, lets you easily slide on chunks of beef,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Be More Devilish With Deviled Eggs

America loves deviled eggs, although we can’t agree on the best recipe. So serve them as a first course in a trio of three different recipes. Here’s a gourmet deviled eggs concept from Root, a farm-to-table restaurant in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Chef Richard Larcom prepared a delicious appetizer of deviled eggs served three ways, using…
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