My family loves pasta throughout the year. During the summer we like to lighten it up a bit with non-cooked sauces, or a lighter version containing lots of fresh ingredients. Any occasion I have to ...

Don't have a food processor or blender? Don't let that stop you from making tomato sauce! This time-tested method requires the bare minimum of tools.

Hooray! Tomato season is finally here. In my house, we wait for this time of year with great anticipation. And from the moment the first perfectly ripe, juicy tomato lands on my kitchen counter, we ...

In keeping with the Old World Italian tradition of not wasting any food, this sauce was quickly made from ingredients left over from a previous day's meal. This resembles a Basic Tomato Sauce with a ...

Let’s say, hypothetically speaking of course, you impulsively bought a 5-pound box of tomatoes at the farm stand. Oh the ideas you had for them as you drove home, planning gorgeous salads, burgers and ...

Fresh tomatoes are so incredible right now, who wants to cook them? In this easy pasta dish, chunks of red, ripe tomatoes are combined with fresh basil leaves, olive oil, garlic and diced fresh ...

Sicilian Busiate Pasta alla Norma is a traditional dish from Eastern Sicily, particularly Catania. It features a vibrant ...

When it comes to making a summer meal in sultry south Louisiana, recipes involving as little stove time as possible are a beautiful thing. Margaret “Peggy” Barlow, a recent transplant to Lafayette, ...

Learning to make tomato sauce is challenging. This recipe is quite simple as promised, don’t get me wrong. But there are so many ways of making a tomato sauce, so many good ways, that it’s easy to get ...

Whether you’re growing your own, buying them at a farmers market or finding the ones “locally grown” at your favorite grocery store, tomatoes are now at their ripest, which makes them just right for a ...

Picture this: It’s pasta night. You don’t have time to make your own sauce, so you run to the grocery store to pick up a couple jars. You walk down the aisle and turn to look at your options. There ...

Feta Cheese and Tomato Pasta brings bold flavor together in one pan. Juicy tomatoes, creamy feta, fresh herbs, and a splash ...