Tag Archives: tomatoes
Everyday Life: Week 29
Here’s a little look at week twenty-nine in photographs: Our first small handful of homegrown tomatoes! We cut down our crab apple tree this week. Suddenly our backyard has a LOT of sunlight during the day. Percy and the beanstalk. … Continue reading
Meatless Monday: Raw Green Bean Salad with Slow Roasted Tomatoes and Feta
Even as a child (because I was weird one!) green beans were one of my favorite vegetables! Granted, those green beans also often accompanied a frozen package of corn, peas, and oddly square-shaped carrots. Last growing season I accidentally planted … Continue reading
Tomato and Herb Pizza
Sometimes it seems unfortunate to me, that during this time of year, when the produce is at its peak, plentiful in the garden or markets, and completely versatile as far as what’s available, there are many summer days where the … Continue reading
Tomato Potato Tart
Having a good, flaky pastry crust in your recipe repertoire is a must. This is advice comes from the same girl who has made her fair share of crusts that shrink down from the all sides of the pan they’re … Continue reading
Vegetarian Lentil Chili
‘Tis the season for the comfort of one pot meals. If I owned a crock pot, I imagine it would get a lot of use right about now. Honestly I don’t know where the transition was that happened between summer … Continue reading
Roasted Tomato Cashew Basil Soup
I am not someone who dwells on the changing seasons, hoping for summer to last a little longer, or for winter to pass more quickly. As the seasons change, I accept and adjust accordingly. Except the whole shoe thing: I … Continue reading
Roasted Tomato Lentil Soup with Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
It’s officially fall. My favorite time of year. Temperatures are noticeably cooler in the early morning and evening. While the colors around here haven’t begun to change yet, I know it’s coming. Vibrant reds and oranges, yellows somewhere in there. … Continue reading
Easy Raw Tomato Sauce
My quintessential summer mealtime would probably include no stoves or ovens being used. Or maybe being used very minimally. There would be lots of veggies straight out of the garden. Perhaps grilled fish or something along those lines. Grilled pizza? … Continue reading
Avocado Green Tomato Salsa
I love recipes that come from unplanned tweaking. Most of the time. For the last couple weeks, I’ve seen great, fresh tomatillos in the food co-op. When we planned a little dinner party for this week, I decided on black … Continue reading
Cheesy Skillet Lasagna with Vegetarian “Sausage”
I’m learning to enjoy grocery shopping more, although I am still fully capable of running into the store, getting exactly what I need in both lightning speed and robot fashion. I apologize to folks I know and still blatantly walk … Continue reading