Tag: tomatoes


Sep
2012

Roasted Tomato Pasta

categories: Recipes

A few weeks ago I posted about doing a roasted tomato pasta, but forgot to take a picture of the finished product!  So when I saw these gorgeous local tomatoes at the market, I wanted to make it again.

So – toss with salt, pepper, olive oil and roast at 400 for 20 minutes or until they are bursting and caramelizing.  I roasted mine ahead of time and stored them in the fridge until I needed them.

Then you just toss the hot tomatoes (I reheated mine when I was ready for them) with hot pasta and they will turn into a chunky sauce.  Top with fresh basil and adjust for salt and pepper.  That’s it!  Gorgeous, fresh, fast, and easy.


Aug
2012

Light and Fresh – Summer Food

categories: Recipes

The last time I posted a recipe for you was over a month ago!  Oh my goodness!  You have my deepest apologies, dear readers, and to make it up to you I will post not 1, not 2, but 3 delicious summer recipes for you!

Let’s start with this gorgeous zucchini tart from Closet Cooking (which is a blog that I highly recommend). Puff pastry is topped with a mixture of ricotta, feta, lemon, fresh herbs, and an egg along with thinly sliced zucchini and baked to puffy, golden perfection.  Served on its own or with a side salad, this is the perfect summer lunch.

Next up, take advantage of those juicy summer tomatoes in a slightly different take on a fresh tomato pasta with a Roasted Tomato Sauce. (more…)


Apr
2012

Food and Flix – Big Night

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Last week, I stumbled upon this really cool concept blog called Food ‘n Flix that invites bloggers to watch a movie, make a dish inspired by the movie, then blog about it.  This month, the movie is Big Night (hosted by Spabettie) starring Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub as two hilarious Italian brothers that own a restaurant together.  In order to save the restaurant from bankruptcy, they risk everything they have on one extravagant dinner to impress a celebrity singer.

I loved the movie, it was cute and funny and well acted, and it made me SO HUNGRY.  It inspired me to make a Tricolore Lasagna in the colors of the Italian flag (green, white, and red). (more…)