Editorial Product Review: :Basmati Rice is a nutty-flavored aromatic rice which is grown in India and Pakistan around the Himalayan foothills, as well as in Iran. It is a long-grain, thin, white rice and is well known for its fragrance and delightful flavor. Basmati Rice is often served in Indian restaurants and used in Asian cooking. The grains of this rice cook up separate and fluffy. Basmati is similar to jasmine rice. Both have a sweet, nutty flavor, but Basmati has a much more concentrated flavor.
Editorial Product Review: :Rossi Pasta Spinach Basil Garlic Fettuccini. 6.00mm wide. Cooks quickly, in about 3 1/2 to 5 minutes. Spinach, fresh garlic, basil, black pepper, spirulina (natural ocean plankton) and cayenne pepper. Forest green with flecks of herb. Very suitable for strong red sauces. One 12 oz. package.
Editorial Product Review: :Latini Pasta is Possible Italy's best pasta. To be eaten for its own taste, like flavorful bread. Carlo Latini: Grows and mills his own durum grain. Bronze dies are used to shape the pasta which gives it a rough texture to hold sauces better.
Editorial Product Review: :On their farm in the Marche region near Ancona, Carlo and Carla Latini grow special clones of rare wheat that allow them to produce pasta of unrivaled taste and texture. This pasta, known by its red box, is produced in small batches using traditional methods. Latini pastas are bronze-died, then dried at special low temperatures that allow the wheat to retain much of its nutritional value. To make what Carlo Latini considers 'pasta,' he chose to use the old-fashioned techniques of master Italian ...
Editorial Product Review: :On their farm in the Marche region near Ancona, Carlo and Carla Latini grow special clones of rare wheat that allow them to produce pasta of unrivaled taste and texture. This pasta, known by its red box, is produced in small batches using traditional methods. Latini pastas are bronze-died, then dried at special low temperatures that allow the wheat to retain much of its nutritional value. Latini's Senatore Capelli (in the blue box) is a special wheat clone that was originally discovered by ...
Editorial Product Review: :The Farro (Triticum Dicoccum) is a very nutritious food; it satisfies your daily allowance of fibers, gives energy and has a preventive funcion for every kind of indisposition. Farro dry wheat is an unhybridized form of wheat, with a hearty, nutty flavor, that has been grown throughout Europe for centuries. Whole grain farro appears most often in soups or stews and can be used as a side dish of 'farrotto', a recipe that is cooked in the manner of risotto. Wonderful as a ...
Editorial Product Review: :Cranberry Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris) are related to the Kidney Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris). Cranberries are like the Pinto Bean but reversed in color with pink skin and maroon mottling. They are somewhat plumper than the Pinto and are about 1/2 inch long. The bean has a sweet, mild flavor and is also referred to as a 'borlotto', 'crab eye', 'roman', 'romano', 'rosecoco' or 'saluggia' bean. The beans may be interchanged in recipes wherever Borlotti or Saluggia Beans are required. Like their Mexican and Italian ...
Editorial Product Review: :Orzo is made with durham wheat flour (Semolina) which makes it a pasta. The Orzo is 1/3 inch long and rice-shaped. The toothy, firm texture and subtle flavors lend its use to many different applications. Orzo maintaines its shape but its color dulls slightly when cooked. Traditionally, Orzo has been used with rice to make pilafs. Orzo, like many pastas, has become a flexible and versatile ingredient. Orzo in Italian this means 'barley.' Because pasta does not contain any barley, the name is ...
Editorial Product Review: :Rossi Pasta Vino Rosso Linguini. 4.00mm wide. Cooks quickly, in about 2 1/2 to 4 minutes. Made with Cabernet Sauvignon. You'll enjoy the subtle flavor and pretty rose color. Delicious with beef tips. One 12 oz. package.
Usually we're fans of Logitech's gaming mice, but its highest-end G9 Laser Mouse is expensive, overly complex, and lacks the ergonomic thought we've come to expect. If you like to brag about dot-per-inch limits, perhaps the G9's 3,200dpi laser will be enough to sell you, but for the price, we expect the design to match.
Small and light enough for a shirt pocket, Samsung's Helix YX-M1 is a one-stop audio entertainment center with an XM radio, a digital music player, and room for 50 hours of tunes, but it comes up short on battery life.