Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Most recipes featuring canned tomatoes will have ...

This pizza uses crushed tomato instead of sauce, topped lightly with fresh mozzarella, mushrooms, and prosciutto. The dough ...

For the tomato crush 2 large (about 1 pound total) ripe tomatoes, peeled (see cook's notes) ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar Leaves from 1 or 2 stems oregano, minced (1 ...

Whole peeled, crushed, puréed or paste? There’s a time and a place for each. By Tanya Sichynsky What a gift it would be to bottle up summer and enjoy it in the thick of February. Plenty have tried.

Do the quickest prep ever. Slice some garlic cloves and crush the whole tomatoes with your hands. Start the sauce. Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven, add garlic, followed by red pepper flakes if you want ...