Tonight was fun. I have never cooked broccoli rabe before, but I have wanted to for a while, so I bought some at the market. I started off knowing that I wanted to make a pasta dish with roasted broccoli rabe. I also wanted to use my sun-dried tomatoes. Of course there would be garlic….
Category: Tomatoes
Flatbread Pizza from the Garden
Sometimes my plans for dinner get changed at the last minute. While I had planned to make a roasted brussels sprouts pasta dish tonight, Cam (who has been sick and barely eating) begged for pizza. I realized that I had some flatbread in the freezer, so, instead of bringing in pizza, we had individual flatbread pizzas…
Pasta with Pan-Seared Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage and Tomato
Ah, fall, time again for broccoli and cauliflower – two of my favorite vegetables. I did not get a chance to plant them in August, but there are plenty of locally grown broccoli and cauliflower to be found. When you have nice, fresh vegetables, sometimes the best thing to do is a simple pan-sear with…
Pasta with Baked Grape/Cherry Tomatoes
Of all my tomatoes, the cherry tomatoes have come in the best this year. The only problem – they are eaten by my kids before I can do anything with them. Although that is a ‘problem’ I won’t complain about. It did mean that I had to go buy tomatoes to use to make this…
Salad with Spiced Chickpeas, Za’atar-Flavored Pita Croutons and Tahini Dressing
My garden is still producing some tomatoes and a variety of peppers, so salads are very appealing these days, especially salads that really are substantial enough to be dinner. This salad definitely meets the substantiality criteria, plus, it is so good and so healthy. It is another variation on an Israeli Salad (see also Israeli Salad…
Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce and Olives
I have had much fewer tomatoes this year; the cool, rainy summer has not been conducive to a good harvest. So, I have not been making as much tomato sauce to freeze as I typically do. Instead, I have been making various versions of pasta with fresh tomato sauce. And I am on a tear…
Yotam Ottolenghi’s Fried Tomatoes with Garlic
First there was tomato sauce, then sun-dried tomatoes. Last year I discovered tomato confit, and now this year it is Fried Tomatoes with Garlic. There seems to be no end to the deliciousness of simple preparations when fresh, home-grown, heirloom tomatoes are used! And don’t forget the home-grown garlic. Such a simple dish, just take…
Vegetarian Chili
Chili was something my mother never made, it was something I only discovered in college. Since I was vegetarian, it was vegetarian chilis from the start. I later came upon Cincinnati chili, but vegetarian chilis are my favorites. This one uses summer’s bounty of zucchini and squash (sadly, not from my garden), and both red…
Our Rosh Hashanah Dinner with Israeli Za’atar Salad
I traditionally make my Honey Orange Roast Chicken for Rosh Hashanah, but now that Lauren is a pescatarian, I made poached fish with romesco sauce for our main dish. It was a colorful table, with the brown Date Challah, green and red ‘Never Say Never Again’ Lima Beans, orange romesco sauce, golden honey, and multi-colored Israeli Za’atar Salad. We…
Pasta with Tomatoes, Green Beans and Feta
The string beans (Trionfo violetto) are still producing like crazy! I am harvesting several pounds every other day. I have been “gifting” string beans whenever I can, even if we ate them every day, we couldn’t eat nearly as many as my plants are producing. This recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks Mediterranean…
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