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 ...

A whole carrot naturally sweetens tomato sauce without adding sugar. Parmesan rinds and basil create a rich, herbal depth.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This delicious pasta sauce is made with four (or five) ingredients - olive oil or butter, onion or garlic, red pepper if you like, ...

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 ...

When it comes to quick and comforting Italian dinners, this baked tortellini with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and basil is the kind of dish that never fails to impress. It’s rich, creamy, and bursting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Summer tomatoes will soon be leaving the markets, so it’s a good time to make sauce. It’s simple to do, but there are a couple of tricks. Use enough extra virgin olive oil because it adds flavor and ...