A Little Personal History: For breakfast, lunch or late night snack that’s quick to make, especially if just for me, I always seemed to have a loaf of french bread, eggs, bacon, lettuce and tomatoes handy and available. For me, it’s become a natural sandwich to whip up if hungry before going to bed. Print
Read more…
A Little Personal History: I wanted to come up with a flavorful tomato based sauce for pasta that’s great on its own or with poultry or seafood added. Here’s what I came up with. Description: Categories: Sauce Servings: 4 Time: – Preparation: 10 minutes – Cooking: 30 minutes Equipment: Cutting board and knifes, grater,
Read more…
A Little Personal History: Every so often I’m in the mood to transition a nice tomato soup left over to a great tomato soup salad dressing. Here’s how I do it. Description: Categories: Salad Dressing Servings: 2+ cups Time: – Preparation: 15 minutes – Refrigeration: 2 hours Equipment: Cutting board and knifes, measuring cups and
Read more…
A Little Personal History: On cold winter days, roasted tomato soup is both and easy to make and delicious way to fill you up with toasted french bread on the side nor floating on the soup. Description: Categories: Soup Servings: 4 Time: – Preparation: 20 minutes – Cooking: 45 minutes Equipment: baking sheet, measuring cups
Read more…
A Little Personal History: Here’s the tomato based meat sauce I came up with for pasta dishes. What’s fun is it’s a great example on how base sauces can be used as a foundation to build on top of (in this case, my tomato sauce > tomato based meat sauce > other stuff you want
Read more…
A Little Personal History: While I prefer my classic tomato sauce, there are times, I just don’t have the time to make it. This version, while using store bought canned product, is faster to prepare, and tastes great. To keep with the Club of Five cooking manifesto (aka organic, non chemical), I hope you buy
Read more…
A Little Personal History: Classic home made tomato sauce takes time to make but oh so worth it if you’ve got the tine. If not, check out our hybrid tomato sauce. Description: Tomato Sauce is a simple pasta sauce that works well for everyday meals, even with picky eaters. It is best served hot at
Read more…
A Little Personal History: While not something I do often, when tomatoes are in season and you can buy many on the cheap, I do love making tomato sauce or immediately canning the blanched tomatoes for future use, Description: It’s almost always a good idea to skin tomatoes before using them in cooking. (except for
Read more…