For quicker pizza dough, knead it in a food processor. It’s quicker, and just as efficient as a stand mixer.

When buying sun-dried tomatoes, buy them oil-packed in jars. Dry-packed versions are often leathery.

Use corkscrew fusilli pasta in your pasta salad, it has plenty of surface area to capture the dressing.

When making mozzarella sticks, freeze the cheese for at least an hour before so it stays intact during frying.