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Mario Batali's Jarred Pasta Sauces

"Usually I'm skeptical of celebrity-launched lines of anything, be they measuring cups or leggings." I know, I know. It’s so easy to make your own tomato sauce. I’ve heard everyone say it, from my mother to Rachael Ray. But the truth is, when I make spaghetti and tomato sauce, it’s the one night I take off from the kitchen. I don’t feel like doing anything but opening a box and a jar. And frankly, making tomato sauce may be easy, but making excellent tomato sauce is certainly and decidedly not. I believe strongly in jarred tomato sauce, if it's good. But I haven’t found my match on the supermarket shelves yet. I do love the pomodoro sauce from San Marzano,...

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54 Comments | Posted by Kerry Saretsky, August 26, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: Italian, Mario Batali, pastas, sauces, tomato sauces

Blogwatch: Chez Pim's 15-Minute Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe

Chez Pim Uber-food blogger Pim Techamuanvivit has a great little recipe for a super-quick garden-fresh tomato sauce on Chez Pim. She says: It's so simple I didn't even think to blog about it, until David brought it up last week. It's too easy, I told him. That's why you should do it, he said. It's simple but fantastic. Plus, he liked the little trick I do with the tomato pulp, keeping it fresh while reducing the juices to a proper thickness for the sauce. I should definitely blog this, he insisted. And blog it, she did. Go get your sauce on....

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 16, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Tagged: Blogwatch, Chez Pim, recipes, tomato sauces, tomatoes