Sunday Supper
Carole Kotkin

Veteran cooking teacher Carole Kotkin is the manager of the Ocean Reef Cooking School in Key Largo. Veteran cooking teacher Carole Kotkin is the manager of the Ocean Reef Cooking School in Key Largo. She co-hosts ''Food & Wine Talk'' from 11 a.m. to noon Mondays at southfloridagourmet.comand is the co-author of MMMMiami-Tempting Tropical Tastes for Home Cooks Everywhere (Henry Holt). She is a founder of the American Institute of Wine and Food's South Florida chapter and a charter member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and the Miami chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier.

E-mail her at ckotkin@miamiherald.com.

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Serve <em>Gourmet Today's</em> sauce atop rigatoni or use it in lasagna.

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SUNDAY SUPPER

Ragu just like nonna used to make

Ragu, the long-simmered meat sauce Italian mothers and grandmothers traditionally serve for Sunday supper, is often called ''gravy'' by Italian Americans. It's a simple dish, but minor variations can provoke passionate arguments.

Technique Recipe: Pasta With Bolognese Sauce

SUNDAY SUPPER

It might be time to freshen your spice shelf

You don't need the conical clay pot called a tagine to make the Moroccan braise of the same name -- a deep saut� pan will do. But you do need fresh spices.
SUNDAY SUPPER

Elevate meal with pan sauce

favor Sunday suppers prepared on the cooktop, rather than in a hot oven. And if I wish to elevate my meal to another level, I will make a pan sauce -- a technique that turns simple pan-fried steaks, chicken cutlets, fish fillets or pork chops into mouth-watering dishes.
SUNDAY SUPPER

An easy, elegant picnic meal

When my kids were little, I loved packing everyone and everything into the car for a Sunday picnic supper at the neighborhood park. As much of a production as it sometimes seemed, we all agreed that food tasted better when combined with fresh air and wide open spaces.
SUNDAY SUPPER

Passion (fruit) in the kitchen

Passion fruit is one of the most enticingly aromatic of fruits. Slice one in half, spoon the seeds and pulp into your mouth and experience a burst of flavor that seems to combine every tropical fruit.
SUNDAY SUPPER

Unhurried curry skips the powder

A surprisingly easy Indian curry fits the bill for a different kind of Sunday supper. It's great for entertaining and needs only rice, Indian-style bread and a green salad to complete the meal.
SUNDAY SUPPER

Slow down and savor Dad's special day

Life moves fast these days, but here's one delicious reason to slow down: a hearty Sunday supper of chicken cacciatore that will bring everyone to the table on Father's Day.
SUNDAY SUPPER

Banana leaves enhance fish dish

Summer means serious grilling for many of us. Stores are filled with all sorts of barbecue gizmos and gadgets, but I think simple is better -- so how about an easy cookout this Sunday? You still need to man the grill, but you won't be stuck there all day.