How To Make Homemade Pizza Sauce — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

Tomato sauce for homemade pizzas is one of the all-time easiest DIY projects. It’s made with just a few ingredients — canned tomatoes, garlic, balsamic vinegar, and a drizzle of olive oil — and a quick blitz in the blender or food processor. You can even freeze it in single pizza-sized portions to make things all the easier for yourself on Pizza Night!

Here is your step-by-step recipe, with everything you need to know to make homemade pizza sauce tonight.

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Our Ultimate Guide to Making the Best Homemade Pizza Ever — Cooking Guide from The Kitchn

Over the years we’ve shared a lot of recipes and tips for making a killer pizza. Today I’m rounding up every last bit for an epic guide to all things pizza.

From essentials everyone should know — like how to make pizza dough, which is actually way easier than you’d ever imagine — to specific recipes, you’ll find everything you need (and more) right here.

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Recipe: Popeye Pesto Tofu Scramble — But First, Breakfast!

In my never-ending quest to think about quick, simple, protein-heavy breakfasts, I’ve been experimenting a lot with tofu scrambles over the past few weeks. My main reference for these egg-free scrambles is the one our college dining hall used to make as one of their “breakfast-for-dinner” nights — their version was a Southwest number, replete with huge chunks of red pepper, undercooked onions, and yesterday’s leftover beans. Let’s just say, the bar was set very, very low.

I always knew there had to be a better way to make this tofu scramble — one that just put the tofu front and center with a nice flavorful pesto and a handful of spinach to complete the meal. With some tweaking and tasting, we’ve arrived at that very tofu scramble, and I’m excited to share it with you today.

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12 Summer Slow-Cooker Recipes That Won’t Heat Up the Kitchen — Recipes from The Kitchn

I’m getting to the point in summer where turning on the oven feels a little bit torturous. My apartment is hot enough without cranking the oven to 400 degrees, thank you very much.

Since I can’t stop cooking dinner altogether for the next few months, I’m turning to my slow cooker. From meat to seafood to all things vegetarian, this handy appliance is your ticket to summertime dinners without heating up the kitchen.

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