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Tomato, Gorgonzola, and Hot Sopressata Panino, Plus a Columbus Salame Giveaway

Tomato, Gorgonzola, and Hot Sopressata Panino, Plus a Columbus Salame Giveaway

(photo: Columbus Artisan hot sopressata sliced by hand) Peperoncini and Salumi If there’s one food item that the southern province of Calabria is famous for it would be peperoncini (or red chili peppers). Peperoncini are used in pasta dishes (Penne all’Arrabbiata, for example), cured meats and vegetables (including the trendy salumi spread, ‘Nduja), soups, and an eggplant stew dish called […]

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How To: Canning Tomatoes For Homemade Tomato Sauce

How To: Canning Tomatoes For Homemade Tomato Sauce

Along with making our own wine and sun dried tomatoes,  my family also cans fresh plum tomatoes every August for use throughout the year.  The canned tomatoes are used mostly for making tomatoe sauce.  Canning your tomatoes produces a better tasting tomato sauce and, of course, saves you money over the long term (especially after you’ve owned the canning equipment for several years). Tomato […]

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