Tag Archives: Tomatoes

Chicken Pierre

Posted on February 14, 2017 by tbuzzee

When I first came across this recipe, published by liberal politcal site, mommyblog, and recipe hub Wonkette, it reminded me a lot of a recipe I came across in the local paper back in the day for Country Captain Chicken; … Continue reading →

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Hamburger Spaghetti Sauce

Posted on January 23, 2017 by tbuzzee

How’s this for a Monday project? A nice, tasty basic tomato sauce that will satisfy most anyone. And if it doesn’t, just swap out ingredients and seasonings until it does! I used ground beef for this batch, but you could … Continue reading →

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Veggie Soup With Fried Eggs

Posted on December 22, 2016 by tbuzzee

I had never been all that thrilled about veggie soup; until I came across a recipe with beans and spinach and ‘shrooms and stuff, and topped with a fried egg and drizzled with vinegar. “This soup, I have to try!” … Continue reading →

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Veggie Jambalaya…ermmm, with shrimp and sausage

Posted on November 2, 2016 by tbuzzee

My sister was driving out for a vist from the East Coast. One of our cousin’s dad lives a couple of towns over from my village in far northeastern Illinois, so they decided to share the drive and take two, … Continue reading →

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Parfait! Caprese Za!

Posted on August 26, 2016 by tbuzzee

It’s late August in North America and, even if you don’t have a big pot o’ basil on your front porch and a local family farm practically begging you to take their tomatoes off their hands; you more than likely … Continue reading →

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Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes

Posted on June 27, 2016 by tbuzzee

There was a bit of a kerfuffle on the interwebs over this (very good) barefoot contessa recipe. One published version called for roasting the tomatoes for 25 to 30 minutes at 450º. Another (almost identical) recipe called for two hours … Continue reading →

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A Better BLT Pasta Salad

Posted on June 23, 2016 by tbuzzee

Last year, I made a BLT pasta salad, and it was good, but… something was missing. Then, earlier this month, I discovered what the problem was. The tomatoes. I needed to cook the tomatoes in a bit of bacon fat … Continue reading →

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Pressure Cooker Beans With Tomatoes and Feta

Posted on June 22, 2016 by tbuzzee

I got an email from the very nice folk at Bon Appétit, featuring several of their favorite beans recipes. No, not green beans, not haricots verts; dried beans. The first recipe had me; they used one of those “multi-pot” pressure … Continue reading →

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Let’s Make (Another) Pizza Sauce!

Posted on May 25, 2016 by tbuzzee

I have several posts offering rather good (if I do say so myself) recipes for za! dough, here, and then there’s this one, which uses beer in place of yeast, but I really haven’t ever done much about the sauce … Continue reading →

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Country Captain Chicken

Posted on May 18, 2016 by tbuzzee

So… I gave in. Long ago, I posted about Chicken in the Style of the Country Captain, a recipe I have been making since the 70’s. My version, from a newspaper food section, eschewed raisins and curry and almonds and … Continue reading →

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