THURSDAY Kale & Pine Nut Stuffed Tomatoes with Bacon Breadcrumbs When this recipe popped up on my Tumblr dashboard last week it caught my eye. I know that we are well beyond the tomato season but who could resist a little salad tucked into a pretty red package? Or, maybe, it was the Continue reading → «Kale & Pine Nut Stuffed Tomatoes with Bacon Breadcrumbs»
TUESDAY Classic Mac & Cheese | Spinach Salad with Green Apples What are comfort foods? They are foods that soothe the psyche by reminding us of comforting childhood memories. For most of us, these foods are far from gourmet and generally epitomize home cooking. They invoke feelings of nostalgia, safety, and security. ~ Peggy Continue reading → «Classic Mac & Cheese»
TUESDAY Pasta with Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette | Roasted Zucchini with Garlic Breadcrumbs As I sit at my desk in front of my computer, trying to write this post, my attention is drawn outside beyond my living room windows to the Bay waters below. Sunshine has returned to our corner of the world and the Continue reading → «Pasta with Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette & Roasted Zucchini»
MONDAY Whole-Wheat Spaghetti | Basil Pesto | Oven-Roasted, Mini Sugar-Plum Tomatoes | Homemade Garlic Breadcrumbs This dish is probably our favorite summer pasta. Showcasing two of the season’s stars, basil & tomatoes, this garden pasta makes the perfect dinner on a warm summer evening. Keep in mind that the recipes below {especially the pesto Continue reading → «Spaghetti with Basil Pesto & Oven-Roasted Tomatoes with Homemade Garlic Breadcrumbs»
WEDNESDAY Chicken Parmesan & Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce SUPERLATIVES seem to be today’s theme. But before we get to the {Internet} world’s Most Famous Tomato Sauce, take a look at… Frankly, most of these do not tempt me in the least BUT, I wouldn’t mind #5 on the list… Well, that was amusing, now back to Continue reading → «Chicken Parmesan & The Most Famous Tomato Sauce on the Internet»
