Tag: tomato paste

Mediterranean-Style Cheesy Zucchini, Corn and Tomato Bake

This Mediterranean-Style Cheesy Zucchini, Corn and Tomato Bake offers a beautifully balanced flavor profile. The sweetness from the caramelized tomato paste and the tomatoes contrasts with the tangy, creamy cheese. The zucchini and sweet corn provides a neutral backdrop that soaks up the spices and cheese. The spices being cumin and green za’atar a mix […]

Cooking With The Flavor Umami

When reading about the description of a recipe there are four recognized basic taste groups to describe it, sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. But there has been a discovery of a fifth taste that has officially been named, umami. This discovered fifth taste is described as having a mild but lasting aftertaste associated with salivation […]

Cooking With Tomato Paste

Tomato paste often finds itself closely associated with pasta and pizza sauces, but its usefulness extends far beyond these common applications. Tomato paste is a super-concentrated cooking ingredient as it is made by cooking tomatoes until you are able to strain the skin and seeds. The meaty part of the tomato continues to cook until […]