Monthly Archives: January 2013

Leftover tomato sauce

When I’m organized I cook tomato sauce ahead of time.  It’s insurance against too-busy-to-cook nights.  It’s amenable to small portions and saucing pasta practice.  The general principle is disaggregating cooking.  The more cooking I’ve put in the fridge, the easier…

How to sauce pasta

This is a follow-up to my earlier post on pasta sauces.  Pasta sauced correctly is a beautiful thing.  Learning the proper technique makes a world of difference. Here’s an instructional video from CHOW.com: Here’s another clip from a Food Network…

*Farm City*, by Novella Carpenter

I liked this book.  That was unexpected.  I still don’t understand the gushing blurbs on the back cover.  But a fair reader should like the book however he or she feels about the author’s lifestyle.  Borrow it from your library…

A pot of beans

All my children will learn how to cook beans.  Beans are economical, healthy, and delicious.  They’re a great platform for trying out new flavors.  Here’s my approach to beans.