A lifetime ago, my husband and I took our children to Tuscany. It was a magical trip, save for the evening when I used my rudimentary Italian to order beef. A large bowl of beef intestines was ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. If you have Italian origins you're probably already familiar with the late summer ritual of bottling tomatoes to preserve them for use ...

Passata, Italy’s smooth and vibrant tomato purée, is finally getting the attention it deserves in American kitchens. Unlike jarred sauces, it’s fresh-tasting, unseasoned, and endlessly versatile.

We tested out an online tomato-preserving course by Cornersmith (the indisputable pickling experts) – now we’re self-declared nonnas. Pasta in tomato sauce is probably my number one food group. So, ...

It should not be necessary to obsess about the standard of a basic store-cupboard item such as passata, sieved tomatoes in a bottle or jar all’Italiana – and, mostly, I don’t. Children, however, seem ...