Smoky 12 - Bean Chinese Chili
I had various bags with a cup here and a 1/2 cup there of pulses left in them, and this seemed like a good idea as a means to do a pantry...
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Jan 19, 2021
Multi-Veggie Tomato Sauce
This Tomato Sauce recipe remains my favorite, but I upgraded it a bit because I am trying to add more fiber to my diet. I made the recipe...
Dec 27, 2020
Bouillabaisse Sauce for Fish
I have made proper Bouillabaisse in the past, but never posted the recipe as I thought it was too time intensive for most people to...
Dec 4, 2020
Eggplant Parmesan
I forgot to post this last week, but am adding it now because it was (in my opinion) a bit of a triumph. I love all the flavors of...
Sep 24, 2020
Veggie Loaded Tomato Sauce for Bolognese/An Excellent Base for Autumn Soup
I had a lot of tomatoes and a fair amount of carrots that I wanted to use up, and I planned on adding a bunch of kale to the mix as well,...
Sep 21, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Bacon, Lettuce and Corn Meal Crusted Green Tomato Sandwich
When we lived in Santa Barbara, I found a little restaurant with a lovely garden in back which served a version of these. Theirs had...
Sep 19, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Buttery Salmon with CSA Box Vegetables in a Spicy Tomato-Coconut Milk Sauce
Much easier to make than the mouthful of a title might lead you to believe. I got the spice level perfectly calibrated for my taste and I...
Aug 11, 2020
Pasta Alla Vecchia Bettola
OMG, as the "yung uns" say today. Or maybe they said it yesterday and I am no longer au courant...L. is of the opinion that all tomato...
Jul 20, 2020
Bonus Recipe: Heirloom Tomato Salad
This is the perfect summer starter. It encompasses the flavors of summer perfectly, and must be made with your best summer tomatoes to...
Jul 13, 2020
Spaghetti with Red Clam Sauce
Admittedly I had it particularly easy because the fishmonger we use here on the Cape sells fresh clams daily -- shucked, chopped and...
Feb 3, 2020
Oaxacan Mole Negro
The most delicious Mole Negro I ever had was given to me by a friend in California - a jar of pure heaven, product of his grandmother's...
Oct 5, 2019
Tomato Sauce
I posted my Go-To tomato sauce recipe a couple of years ago as well as the quick version of it but, since I have improved on the recipe...
Sep 13, 2019
Prematurely Named Perch Kofta (Make This Dish For The Sauce)
I bought perch on sale a while ago and had some left in the freezer whose time, I felt, had come. I knew from the first time cooking it...
Sep 7, 2019
Bonus Recipe: Cherry Tomatoes Confit
I had a glut of cherry tomatoes from CSA box overkill and decided to preserve them before it was too late. These keep for a really long...
Jul 21, 2019
Romano Bean, Kale and Zucchini "Stew" with Tomatoes, Hot Peppers and Coriander
The inspiration recipe for this dish had a cooking time of 40 minutes which was reminiscent of the way my great aunt used to cook...
Jul 13, 2019
Tomato and Corn Salad "Fatoush" Style
Yet another excellent summer dinner salad, especially with a piece of cold Baked Chicken with Yogurt-Cilantro-Mint Marinade. Those of you...
Jun 25, 2019
Dinner Gazpacho
I used yellow tomatoes for this so it was not as pretty as I expected it to be but it certainly was a filling and healthy soup. I have to...
May 5, 2019
Roasted Cherry Tomato Toasts
This is the easiest snack or picnic dinner there is. Or, as I did this evening, make it a part of a tapas type dinner. All you need to do...
Apr 25, 2019
Tomates Farcies
In my first year of married life, I lovingly made a pan of these for dinner. I used my mother-in-law's very labor intensive recipe and...
Mar 19, 2019
Blistered Cherry Tomatoes
These were a delicious addition to a truly successful pasta dish of rigati, Chorizo and wilted greens. They were also very pretty coming...
Dec 4, 2018
When You Forget You Meant to Make Tomato Sauce Quick Tomato Sauce
I usually make a vat of tomato sauce a few times a year, freeze it in pint jars in my freezer and have it to hand whenever needed. Since...
Aug 27, 2018
Bonus Recipe: Chilled Roasted Tomato Soup
This is the perfect soup for end of season tomatoes. The roasting enhances the flavor and, with only 3 ingredients, no one can say this...
Mar 4, 2018
Bonus Recipe: Quick Tomato Sauce
Today for lunch, L. requested/demanded pasta with tomato sauce. Some might consider him entitled because proper tomato sauce takes hours...
Nov 30, 2017
Bonus Recipe: Tomato Sauce
This is a multi use, work horse in the kitchen, kind of a sauce. I make a vat of it every couple of months and freeze it in one cup...
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