I made this artichoke jalapeño cream cheese sandwich for lunch more times than I can count when my eldest daughter Sri was in high school.
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Mixed Vegetable Minestrone Soup
Mixed vegetable minestrone soup, what’s not to like about this Italian favorite? Chock full of vegetables, Italian herbs, legumes and pasta all cooked in a tangy tomato broth always hits the spot at any time of the year.
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Hodgepodge Soup with Carrots, Fennel, Peas & Parsnips
It was a Sunday evening and I hadn’t done much by way of grocery shopping the week leading up to it, and here I was wondering what soup to make for dinner. I looked in the refrigerator and I had a little of this and little of that – i.e. little bit of carrots, two fennel bulbs, parsnips, and peas in the freezer. Hence the name hodgepodge soup for this concoction of a veggie soup. Continue reading Hodgepodge Soup with Carrots, Fennel, Peas & Parsnips
Tomato & White Cheddar Soup
Tomato & White Cheddar Soup
Ingredients:
- 2 15oz cans stewed or crushed tomatoes in juice
- 1 white onion finely chopped
- 5 cloves garlic crushed
- 1/2 tsp crushed red chili peppers
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour or any nut flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup shredded white cheddar cheese plus more for garnish
- Salt and pepper
- 5-6 basil leaves
- 1 tbsp herbs such as thyme, rosemary or chives.
- 2 slices of bread for croutons
- 1/4 cup cream
Roasted Heirloom Tomato & Shallot Dip
I started roasting heirloom tomato and shallot for a salad, then when I finished roasting the veggies, they ended up looking more like a delicious dip. The tomatoes and shalltos carmelized into a creamy gooey texture making it a perfect dip consistency to have with a crusty baguette. Continue reading Roasted Heirloom Tomato & Shallot Dip
Roasted Heirloom Tomato & Shallot Salad
Roasted heirloom tomatoes and shallots have so much flavor, that this salad requires no dressing, just toss with salad greens and balsamic vinegar.
Skillet Eggs with Heirloom Tomatoes and Late Harvest Peppers
At this time of year there are so many varieties of peppers and heirloom tomatoes available at the grocery stores and farmer’s markets that it’s hard to resist the temptation to go nuts buying way too many for us to consume. In lovely shades of greens, reds and oranges these flavorful peppers and tomatoes can turn any dish into a scrumptious dish. Continue reading Skillet Eggs with Heirloom Tomatoes and Late Harvest Peppers
Spicy Vegetarian Arabiatta Pasta Sauce
Arabiatta sauce is a spicy marinara sauce that literally means “angry sauce” in Italian.
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Heirloom Tomato and Goat Cheese Tart
With soft goat cheese seasoned with herbs and all melted, yummy caramelized onions, combined with yellow heirloom tomatoes cooked until they are so creamy that these tomatoes looked like soft egg yolks – this is one decadently delicious tart!
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Heirloom Tomato Harvest Festival in Los Gatos, California
As if we weren’t swimming in tomatoes already from the bounty we had received from our neighbor, Hitesh informs me that there is an Heirloom Tomato Harvest Festival going on in town on Sunday the 17th. How could I resist? I couldn’t. I dragged the girls with me and headed to downtown to check out their Heirloom Tomato Festival.
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