This meant if I was going to create the magic of her tomato ragu, I was going to have to learn to grow San Marzano tomatoes. If I was ever going to sink my teeth into a thick salty cube of eggplant Parmesan, I was going to have to learn to grow Rosa Bianca Eggplant.
One of the things that makes Italian cooking such a favorite at so many restaurant and kitchen tables is that to really do it right you have to use the freshest and best ingredients. You honor those ingredients by preparing them with care. The end result is a dish where everyone at your table can taste the love.
This is a product of putting in the time to learn how to grow and cultivate vegetables and herbs or find them at farmer’s markets and grocery stores. Sure, you can get these things from a jarred sauce or a freezer case box of something but it’s going to be the cooking equivalent of ending a hot date with handshake instead of a long kiss goodnight.
Even if you are not interested in Italian cooking, these basic vegetables translate into many other recipes and types of cuisine.
The information that follows is from my own experience and research. It’s worth noting that I am not some master chef who studied in Naples. I am not hocking my knowledge to become the next celebrity chef with a cooking show and a spiffy catch phrase.
I am essentially just like you. I work a daily grind, I try to raise my daughter right, I work on the side as a freelance writer and I cook almost all of the meals my family eats from scratch.
This meant if I was going to create the magic of her tomato ragu, I was going to have to learn to grow San Marzano tomatoes. If I was ever going to sink my teeth into a thick salty cube of eggplant Parmesan, I was going to have to learn to grow Rosa Bianca Eggplant.
One of the things that makes Italian cooking such a favorite at so many restaurant and kitchen tables is that to really do it right you have to use the freshest and best ingredients. You honor those ingredients by preparing them with care. The end result is a dish where everyone at your table can taste the love.
This is a product of putting in the time to learn how to grow and cultivate vegetables and herbs or find them at farmer’s markets and grocery stores. Sure, you can get these things from a jarred sauce or a freezer case box of something but it’s going to be the cooking equivalent of ending a hot date with handshake instead of a long kiss goodnight.
Even if you are not interested in Italian cooking, these basic vegetables translate into many other recipes and types of cuisine.
The information that follows is from my own experience and research. It’s worth noting that I am not some master chef who studied in Naples. I am not hocking my knowledge to become the next celebrity chef with a cooking show and a spiffy catch phrase.
I am essentially just like you. I work a daily grind, I try to raise my daughter right, I work on the side as a freelance writer and I cook almost all of the meals my family eats from scratch.
