You’re ready to try a new recipe out and the shopping list looks pretty straightforward. Bread crumbs, lemon, parsley…Wait, that last one is a bit ambiguous. After all, the herb section of the produce ...

Pasta water must be salted. Freshly ground pepper is better than the regular old dust in a jar. Fresh herbs and garlic are preferable to their dried counterparts. Similarly, flat-leaf parsley’s ...