There should be no surprises inside a can or tube of tomato paste. It should be thick, red and pack a wallop of fresh-cooked tomato flavor. Whether it costs 40 cents or 4 bucks, it should deliver ...

There is nothing unusual about grabbing a couple of cans of tomatoes off the shelf to make a pasta sauce, particularly in the winter when tomatoes are offseason. That’s where this recipe starts. But ...

The best way to enjoy a ripe red (or yellow or orange or purple or green) tomato is to stand next to a vine overflowing with sun-warmed fruit, find one that almost falls into your hand, and savor it ...