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Taking Full Advantage of those Facebook Recipe Videos

December 14, 2016 0 Comments

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A huge trend of wannabe home cooks or foodies is the videos that have been popping up on your Facebook Timelines. They bring you step -by- step directions in 60 seconds, showing you how to whip up an appetizing dish that can make anyone feel confident in the kitchen. Whether it’s an appetizer, entrée or dessert; a romantic dinner for two or a whole football watch party – these videos are taking off with millions of views daily!

Yes, the videos make what seems like a difficult cooking process able to be attained for even the most inexperienced cooking hopeful. It builds your confidence and makes you look great to those who partake in your hand created meal. But if you want to take the meal to the next step to make the best impression, you must use ingredients found at Carlino’s!

Let’s look at an example to see how Carlino’s can help you in your cooking process like the Tomato Basil Pesto Bake. This would be a very tasty meal that you could whip up for Sunday night dinner with the family. It’s full of flavor and will be an Italian delight!

tomato-bake

The ingredient list is as follows:

INGREDIENTS (Serves 8)

  • 1 (16 ounce) box fusilli pasta (or any similar pasta)
  • 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup basil, torn
  • 2 tablespoons dried oregano
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons salt, plus more for sprinkling
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3-4 large tomatoes, thinly sliced

The common denominator among these, other than they contribute to a great dish is that you can find all of them right here at Carlino’s! We have our new Maiella pasta from the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy that cooks so well. Cans of tomatoes + fresh tomatoes can be found throughout the store, shipped in fresh and ripe, ready to go.

The pesto portion of the dish – olive oil, basil, garlic – can also be found here, just like we discussed in our How to Make a Pesto post!

Just as easy you can create these dishes, you can find the ingredients in our markets. Write down those ingredients, and bring your list into the store – we’ll help you find everything you need, and maybe even suggest another add-in ingredient, that you could pass off as your ‘secret’ ingredient, sure to please any guest! Next time a fun Facebook recipe video pops up on your screen, think about Carlino’s for all the best ingredients to enhance any dish!

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