By Gretchen McKay Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jodi Borello’s paternal grandfather, Emelio DeFilippo, always put black pepper on his pasta, so to pay homage, her line of handmade, gourmet Mia Cucina pasta includes a black pepper linguini. It pairs perfectly with this fresh tomato sauce, which she says is one of her favorites for summer cooking. “It’s…
Mia Cucina Pasta Recipe: Black Pepper Linguini With Fresh Tomato Sauce
Bucatini All’Amatriciana Is Destined to Be Your New Favorite Weeknight Pasta
Sugo all’Amatriciana (sauce Amatriciana) is a classic Roman tomato-based sauce that includes guanciale (cured pork jowl) and Pecorino Romano cheese. The guanciale is cooked until crisp and the rendered fat helps create the delicious porky flavor base of the sauce. The salty Pecorino Romano cheese adds flavor and creaminess. What sets this sauce apart from…
Evidence of PFAS in organic pasta sauces
Four popular organic pasta sauces have detectable levels of fluorine, an indicator of toxic PFAS, according to a new report from Mamavation. Partnering with EHN.org, the environmental wellness blog and community Mamavation tested 55 sauces and found levels of fluorine ranging from 10 parts per million (ppm) up to 21 ppm in four of the sauces: 365 Whole…
One-Pot Pasta Means Easy Cleanup on Busy Weeknights
This recipe uses just one pot to cook the pasta and the sauce together; no draining a separate pot of boiling water required. This is possible not through magic, but through the precise measurement of the liquid needed to cook your pasta. There is just enough broth for the pasta to absorb and become tender, plus a…
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