Saucy Italian Favorites

• recipe

  Hearty Italian Meat Sauce (Sunday Gravy)

  This over-the-top Italian-American tomato sauce typically calls for six cuts of meat and half a day at the stove. We wanted the same flavor with a lot less work.

• recipe

  Pasta with Tomato and Almond Pesto (Pesto Alla Trapanese)

  Not all pesto is basil, pine nuts, and Parmesan. In Sicily, tomatoes and almonds take center stage.

• equipment

  Blenders

  All we ask of a blender is that it can crush ice and produce a smooth puree. So why can’t more models deliver?

• science

  All About Panades

  What is a panade and how does it work?