This section of the website is full of cooking tools to have on your shelves for impromptu dinners, post-pub pasta dishes and surprise guests.
A tin of tomatoes in the cupboard won’t get you very far, but add a jar of chilli paste, some salted capers and you’re away: a fantastic pasta sauce that you could pre-empt with crostini topped with our green olive and almond paste.
We include the most famous of Italian sauces, pesto alla Genovese and a fabulous Sicilian tomato extract that will add flavour and body to soups, sauces and stews.
Our b>capers are also from Sicily and are salted to preserve them. You can buy capers that are preserved in brine but these, although virtually indestructible, come a poor second flavour wise. Don’t forget to soak the capers in fresh water for 15-20 minutes before using them to get rid of the salt.
Finally, Sicilian anchovies and anchovy paste; a store cupboard essential to be used with both meats and vegetables. Our recipes might help.
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