by FredStrahl4 | Mar 27, 2018 | Food
If you do a lot of cooking, chances are you have a bottle of olive oil in your pantry. If you watch Food Network, odds are it’s extra virgin. You’ve heard that extra virgin olive oil is the best, but you may not know why chefs consider it better than virgin or pure...
by FredStrahl4 | Mar 20, 2018 | Food
Parmesan cheese has a rich history going all the way back to the Middle Ages. The average America means Parmigiano Reggiano when they talk about Parmesan cheese, but they probably aren’t getting the real thing. (More on that later.) The first record of...
by FredStrahl4 | Mar 13, 2018 | Food
When you walk down the pasta aisle of your local supermarket, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of pasta shapes. According to the Encyclopedia of Pasta, there are 310 different pasta forms — no word on if that number includes cartoon and animal shaped...
by FredStrahl4 | Mar 6, 2018 | Pizza
There are millions of variations of pizza. Every pizzeria puts its own spin on the old favorite. If it can be put on top of pizza dough, chances are someone has made a pizza with it. We’ve compiled a list of pizza variations that have had staying power. White pizza...
by FredStrahl4 | Jan 24, 2018 | Pizza
Pizza has been topped with tomatoes for so long that it’s hard to imagine that tomatoes weren’t always a pizza staple. While you may find that surprising, you may find it even more surprising that tomatoes weren’t introduced to Italy until the 16th Century. The tomato...
