| You might have found lots of databases on Italian | | | | Pasta: Do not buy a huge quantity of any one |
| cooking through the Internet and be excited about | | | | specific pasta. It is preferable to keep a little amount |
| trying to delve into the world of parmagiana, pesto, | | | | of the most regular types such as wide egg noodle, |
| and pasta. | | | | large and small shells, elbow macaroni, linguine and |
| It would be useful to have on hand some basic | | | | spaghetti. It will be good if you have storage so that |
| ingredients that are found in lots of Italian cooking. By | | | | you can keep the long noodles in a long container. |
| that way, you will be able to serve your Italian food | | | | Moreover, you can find many tuppaware makers |
| most days without having to do an extensive | | | | that are specially design to keep the pasta in to |
| grocery shop. | | | | maintain freshness. |
| Lets look at the ingredients that you need to have in | | | | Parmesan Cheese: Freshly ground Parmesan cheese is |
| your grocery list. | | | | always a welcome addition to the top of any Italian |
| Garlic: This may sound like a cliché to you, but | | | | dish even though it may not always be needed in the |
| this modest bulb has its own place in all Italian | | | | ingredients of the Italian recipe you are cooking. The |
| kitchens. Keep garlic in a dry and cool place, such as a | | | | famous cheese brand, Kraft, has a new product with |
| pantry or root cellar. Look for bulbs with no | | | | a block of cheese in its container along with its |
| discoloration on the bottom when buying garlic as | | | | grater. The price is not expensive and it works very |
| these discolorations indicate moulding and age. | | | | well with Italian cooking. |
| Tomato Sauce: You do not have to buy the | | | | Olive oil: One of the mistakes that many Italian food |
| expensive tomato sauce. The national brand or house | | | | amateurs make is using pricey olive oil for things like |
| brand at your nearby local grocery store will be fine | | | | pan-frying. Using the standard olive oil, which is yellow |
| in your Italian dish. Local made tomato sauce does | | | | in colour is just fine for this. |
| not affect the taste of your Italian cooking. Try not | | | | Keep these ingredients well stocked and you will be |
| to buy from the "pre-seasoned" blends, as you will | | | | ready and prepared to cook any Italian dish. |
| be adding your own spices and herbs. | | | | |