Tag Archives: Tomatoes

Fast Marinara

Yeh. I know, marinara is not, normally, a fast sauce; there’s usually a lot of chopping and sautéeing and stirring and tasting and… well, you get the idea. And my other marinara is kindofa lengthy production; but this version, based … Continue reading

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Parfait! Chili Sauce (now with FOUR vinegars!)

This sauce – originally based on a non-recipe recipe – “toss this, that, and the other in a pot and cook until you’re happy with it” – just keeps getting better and better. The last time I posted my recipe, … Continue reading

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(Garlic) Sausage ‘n Peppers ‘n Pasta

Garlic, as in Portuguese-style garlic sausage (Linguiça), fresh garlic added with the peppers and onion, and then additional garlic included with the roasted tomatoes added at the end. Our local market stocks their version of my very favorite type of … Continue reading

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Besterer! Roasted Tomatoes and Caprese Salad

Puzzle me this: two recipes, from the same (most excellent, if I might add) author – no, not me, the barefoot contessa – both calling for basically the same ingredients, but wildly different cooking temps and times – 275º for … Continue reading

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Basil and Walnut Pesto for Caprese Naan ‘Za!

This year’s batch o’ basil is doing quite well, ThankYouVeryMuch. I don’t know if it’s the close proximity to the porch maple or some other mystery factor, but the only time the beetles have found it this year is the … Continue reading

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So you’ve made the ranch dressing…

Last week, I made this really, really good -OK, best ever – Ranch dressing. Then this past weekend, I got to thinking about what to do with it? I mean; it is pretty terrific on your everyday salad, and makes … Continue reading

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3 Vinegar Chili Sauce

No. I am not talking Tabasco-style hot sauce – tho’ this does have just a bit of a nip. And I am not talking about Asian-style chili sauces; sweet Thai or Sriracha or some other. Nope, all those and more … Continue reading

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Parfait! Afternoon Delight Tomatoes

Tis the season for tomatoes; lots of tomatoes from everyone’s garden – not my garden, mind you, but everyone else’s – and there’s just so many tomato, red onion and mayonnaise sammiches you can eat before all that bounty turns … Continue reading

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Best! Roasted Tomatoes

What to do with a rapidly aging bowl of cherry and grape tomatoes? I wasn’t feeling the love for making a batch of warm tomato relish, and didn’t really have the time to make Afternoon Delight Tomatoes. A quick trip … Continue reading

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Parfait! Afternoon Delight Tomatoes

Big deal! Tomatoes baked with stuff sprinkled on ‘em. Ah, but that’s the point, Oblio: you pick up a pint or three of those TASTY little grape or cherry tomatoes at the market and can’t hope to use them all … Continue reading

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