TIP OF THE DAY: Pasta & Breadcrumbs

For crunch, toss breadcrumbs on your pasta (photo © Monkey Business | Fotolia).   In southern Italy, toasted breadcrumbs, instead of grated cheese, are often sprinkled over pasta. You don’t even need a sauce for this authentic recipe—just toss the pasta in extra virgin olive oil. The custom survives in the U.S. largely as macaroni…
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PAIRING: Pizza & Rhone Wine

Red Rhone wines are great with pizza. Photo by Kelly Cline | IST. We typically enjoy a beer with pizza. But we recently attended a “pizza challenge” that pitted top Manhattan pizza makers against those from Brooklyn. First, our top pick pizzas (use these ingredients at home): Kudos to Chef Mathieu Palombino from Motorino Pizzeria…
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GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Van Harden Cheese Crust Pizza

Cheese lovers: this Gourmet Giveaway prize is for you, even if you’re not counting carbs or steering clear of gluten. Van Harden offers frozen pizzas in three varieties with no bread crust whatsoever. The crust is made from cheese that’s thin and soft with a delightfully slightly burnt-cheesy taste. Choose any five pies from among:…
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