Canned Goods

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3 Things You Can Do for Even Better Tomato Soup

Warm tomato soup is one of my favorite dishes. Served with a perfectly melty grilled cheese or topped with crispy chickpeas, tomato soup is a quintessential soup that every cook should know how to make. So what’s the secret to making great tomato soup year-round? A pantry staple that you should always have on hand. Canned tomatoes are the one thing you need to keep on hand for consistently amazing tomato soup.

Meghan Splawn

Oct 12, 2016

Recipe: Gorgonzola-Stuffed Steak Roll-Ups

This is the kind of recipe that calls for a bottle of red wine and a reason to celebrate. Did you survive that Monday of back-to-back meetings? Well, that’s definitely a reason to celebrate. Of course making it to Hump Day is a cause for celebration, too. Sure, these steak roll-ups feel fancy, but they’re so quick and easy that they deserve to be made whenever the occasion feels right, be it a busy Wednesday or a slow Sunday.

Sheela Prakash

Aug 10, 2016

Recipe: Rhubarb and Tomato Dumplings

Even without the rhubarb, tomato dumplings are a mystery to those who didn’t grow up eating them. They are an old-fashioned favorite of some grandmas and meat-and-three diners. Juicy canned tomatoes, either home-canned or store-bought, simmer in a fragrant stew that is topped with dollops of biscuit dough that poach in the delicious liquid. Think of them as chicken and dumplings, made with tomatoes instead of chicken.

Sheri Castle

Jun 27, 2016

Who Invented Canned Fruit Cocktail?

Canned fruit cocktail — it’s just a bunch of mushy, syrupy fruit with a few kid-friendly cherries thrown in, right? Not so fast. Fruit cocktail is actually a triumph of turn-of-the-century marketing and food technology — a perfectly packaged paean to the industrialization of our country’s food system. Here’s how it went from cookbook to can.

Casey Barber

Jan 20, 2016

A Visual Guide to the 7 Major Types of Canned Tomatoes

A lot of recipes rely on canned tomatoes for flavor, acidity, richness, liquid, and so much more. Canned tomatoes are definitely a pantry staple we can’t live without, especially when it’s the middle of winter and there aren’t any good fresh tomatoes to be found. The canned tomato aisle at the grocery store is pretty impressive, with so many varieties and brands competing for your attention. How is each kind made, and how is it best used?

Christine Gallary

Sep 24, 2015

Your Guide to Building a Disaster Kit

It’s that time of the year: hurricane season. Those of you who live in coastal areas know what we mean. But it’s also earthquake season year-round for some of you — everyone here read that recent piece on the “really big one” looming under the Pacific Northwest and it thoroughly freaked us out. So, a question for you: Are you prepared for an emergency situation? Do you have a disaster kit stocked and ready to go?

Kelli Foster

Aug 13, 2015

How Canning Was Invented, and How It Changed the Way We Eat

This week I’m talking through five of the greatest breakthroughs in food science, from fermentation to today’s topic: canning. Because seriously, when was the last time you considered Louis Pasteur, or how canned food was discovered? It’s been a while. These days we’re preoccupied by health fads, gluten-free eating, and vegan alternatives.

Jerry James Stone

Apr 14, 2015

5 Quick Meals You Can Make with Canned Tomatoes

Look inside my pantry and you’ll find a tower of canned tomatoes at all times; they are one of my favorite pantry staples. Canned tomatoes are really versatile and work well in so many different dishes. Here are five of our favorite ways to use canned tomatoes for easy weeknight dinners. A simple can of tomatoes gives you the power to take your mid-week dinner in a lot of delicious directions.

Kelli Foster

Oct 1, 2014

What Canned Goods Do You Buy in the Summertime?

It might seem perverse to talk about canned vegetables and other preserved goods in the summertime; after all, aren’t we surrounded by vegetables bursting from gardens and farmers market? But I find myself relying on a well-stocked pantry in the summer; I don’t want to take the time (or heat up the kitchen) to cook beans or lentils, and so I turned to canned varieties. What about you? What canned goods do you buy in the summer, and do you have any favorite brands?

Faith Durand

Jul 31, 2014

The Best Way to Deal With Whole Canned Tomatoes

Big cans of whole peeled tomatoes are a staple in my pantry, useful for everything from quick pasta sauces to tomato soup. But how do you chop them up without splatters and juice in your eye? It’s easy to do it right in the can. See our best tip for chopping canned tomatoes with zero mess. Use a pair of kitchen shears and get right down into the can. Snip away until the tomatoes have broken down to whatever size is useful for your recipe.

Emma Christensen

May 12, 2014

What’s the Difference Between Boxed, Canned, and Powdered Coconut Milk?

Coconut milk is a pantry staple for us — there are so many delicious ways to cook with it! You can even make your own coconut milk at home. But if you’re buying it at the store, should you get the kind in a can or a box? What about BPA? And did you know it also comes in powdered and concentrated forms? We’ve sorted out the pros and cons of each.

Emily Han

May 1, 2014

Recipe: Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk & Vanilla Bean

These whipped sweet potatoes are a great recipe when you need to get out of a vegetable rut. They’re a little more dressed up than the average weeknight side so think of them as a minimalist dish for your holiday feast. With coconut milk for interest and richness, and a swirl of vanilla bean paste, consider adding this to the Thanksgiving table when you want something on the sweeter side that still leaves the marshmallows out of the equation.

Nealey Dozier

Oct 4, 2012

Slow-Cooker White Chicken Chili

Jan 24, 2017

Slow-Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

Jan 11, 2017

Slow-Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowls

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How To Make Marinara Pasta Sauce

Jan 11, 2017

How To Make Restaurant-Style Mexican Rice

Aug 8, 2016