Mains, Recipes, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
No-Cook Pasta Sauce #2: Raw Tomato Sauce
The ridiculous heat is back here in NY so it seems like a good time to share that second no-cook sauce I promised…
This one’s a little ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
Roasted Vegetable Pizza (with Roasted Tomato Sauce)
I’ve never made pizza from scratch before. Shocking, isn’t it? I bake bread and hamburger buns, challah and ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian
Nap-Time Cooking: Corn, Peach, Tomato over Grilled Polenta
I think this may be the most delicious salad I have ever eaten. It’s two days later, and I’m still thinking about it. Bonus: it breaks ...
Pantry Cooking, Soup, Starters, Vegetarian
On Tomato Soups and Blizzards (Sopa de Fideo Aguada)
What is it about blizzards that makes me long to cook the tomato soups of my childhood? Last year around this time, a blizzard inspired me ...
Mains, Pantry Cooking, Quick Suppers, Recipes
Taking the Night Off: Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
My husband is a man of many delightful attributes: He often laughs out loud—a full-throated, no-holds-barred guffaw—when reading a book. Metaphors roll off his tongue (in ...
Mains, Recipes, Recommendations
New Product Alert: Peppadew Splash-On Sauce (with recipes for Herb-Crusted Baked Chicken Breasts and Tomato-Peppadew Salsa)
It was only a matter of time. As soon as I saw jarred Peppadew* peppers I should’ve realized that line extensions were sure to follow. And ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, One-Handed Meals, Recipes, Weight Watchers
A Greekish Orzo-Tomato Salad
And again, it started with the tomatoes. I came back from the farmer’s market this afternoon with six beauts: two each of yellow, regular ol’ ...
Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian
Variations on a Theme: Two Salads with Cucumber, Tomatoes, and Herbs
Lately I’ve been struggling with a certain ennui regarding the overwhelming abundance of tomatoes at the farmer’s market. On the one hand, I feel I should be sampling every variety, ...
Mains, Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian
Broiled (or Grilled) Ravioli
And now, it’s time for another installment from my husband and guest writer, S:
As I wrote in my prior guest appearance, I was ...
Mains, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Sides, Soup, Starters, Vegetarian
Tomato Tomato Tomato (A Week of Vegetables)
Yesterday was Day 3 of A Week of Vegetables. (I didn’t write about Day 2 because it consisted largely of leftovers from Day 1. ...