tomatoes (drained and minced) 2 grated garlic cloves How to Use It: Stir a dollop into hot, freshly cooked pasta

Think beef brisket sandwiches, beef brisket over pasta, or one of my favorites as the base for a delicious Tomato Paste: Browning this in the pan before adding liquids creates a savory "umami" base for your sauce Flavor Boosters: Tomato paste, bay leaf, and optional fennel seeds.

It's also delicious wilted with pasta.

Charred corn and pesto pasta salad. You are going to love it!

Change up grains: Quinoa instead of rice, or farro (one of my favs) instead of pasta.

I use the large size for pasta or rice.

The rich, buttery biscuit dough complements the tomatoes so well, like pasta or polenta does.

Here are some ideas: Storing any dry product - flour, rice, pasta, beans, grains.

Add small egg noodles, orzo, or digitali pasta, to your pantry, and you have a homemade chicken noodle

Colander - Draining pasta or washing veggies is a breeze with a good colander.

Your gravy turns into paste that could hold up wallpaper, and while you were dealing with that the peas Can you imagine looking forward to your favorite pasta dinner or morning coffee and it was cold?

For me, last night it was a vegetable lasagna with homemade pasta.