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Cooking & Baking

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5. Many years ago a splendid Italian cook told me the secret to her sauce...

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 01:44 AM

Dec 2012

was a little cinnamon. Not enough to taste, but enough to excite the tomatoes.

I've been adding it ever since.

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Any one else use cinnamon or nutmeg in red sauce for pasta? [View all] pinto Dec 2012 OP

I routinely use a pinch of cinnamon in my spaghetti sauce. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #1

I do too! me b zola Dec 2012 #8

i put cinnamon in my chili fizzgig Dec 2012 #2

Cinnamon works. Warpy Dec 2012 #3

No... However Glassunion Dec 2012 #4

Many years ago a splendid Italian cook told me the secret to her sauce... TreasonousBastard Dec 2012 #5

So speaking of nutmeg... SoapBox Dec 2012 #6

I use whole nutmeg and a microplane. Chellee Dec 2012 #9