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Roasted Tomato Soup {with White Cheddar Cheese Cookies}
Yesterday we, like many other bloggers, observed a moment of silence from what we love to do…..which is talk about food (or crafts, or sewing, or our other various passions). After a weekend of media overload about an unimaginable tragedy, a little less was much more. So while we stepped away from our computers to quietly talk about the how could’s and the why’s, we made a simple comfort food dinner. Roasted Tomato Soup with White Cheddar Cheese Cookies.
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Mexican Rice {Restaurant Style}
We just love sizzling Steak Fajitas served with all those delicious toppings. And nothing goes better with them than a side of Mexican Rice. I have read at least a dozen recipes for both Spanish and Mexican Rice in an attempt to find one as close to what we get from our favorite Cantina. I had no idea there was a difference between them, but from what I can tell while they both have tomatoes, Mexican rice also has onion and peppers, and is seasoned with cumin. Where Spanish rice uses saffron to get it’s orange-red color.
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Mexican Breakfast with Pulled Pork & Eggs {Breakfast for Dinner}
When we have leftover pork roast, recipe ideas begin swirling in my head. Should we make Pozole, or Pork & Sweet Potato Hash, or Mexican Breakfast with Pulled Pork & Eggs. This time it’s going to be Mexican Breakfast for dinner.
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Pesto Pizzas on Naan Flatbread {Two Ways}
We celebrated National Pizza Month at work today. More correctly stated, we down right worshiped this fabulous food group. We had 10 homemade varieties of pizzas and calzones, all uniquely different…..all delicious.
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Herb Stuffed Baked Tomatoes
Beautiful tomatoes, stuffed with fresh herbs, roasted zucchini, garlic, Parmesan cheese, soft bread crumbs….baked to perfection. Mmmm….so good.
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Cuban Tilapia {Third Coast Inspired}
Way back when, when I was much younger, I would frequent a neighborhood hole-in-the-wall kind of place every Friday night (there really were holes in the wall, each with a detailed story). This place was special. It had extreme character and characters, beautifully colorful people and hand-painted murals of them, free flowing spirits and free spirited bar tenders, bathroom walls that told stories through their ‘underwater’ paintings, Calypso music throughout and a patio with thatched umbrella tables overlooking…..the parking lot. And did I mention a kitchen manager that aimed to please. Oh yes, the later in the evening you hung in….the more creative he became. And that is where this Cuban Tilapia recipe was born. One LATE Friday night….many…
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The Farmers’ Market {How I hate to see you go}
Just a couple blocks from my office sits our local farmers’ market. I’ve shared with you in a number of posts the wonderful bounty that my home and my work family has come to enjoy. This week as I approached the parking lot the view was quite different. What generally is a row of 12 – 15 vendors, was but one lonely pickup truck with a small table in front. How can this be? Is summer literally drying up and taking all the tomatoes and summer squash and cucumbers with it?
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Basic Tomato Sauce
There are a few prepackaged pantry staples I can’t live without. Canned tomatoes would definitely be one of them (at least until I learn how to can fresh tomatoes next summer). And once I learned how to make a Basic Tomato Sauce from scratch, dried pasta became another pantry staple we always have on hand. This sauce is intended to be ‘basic’ and is a wonderful base to build upon.
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Fresh Tomato Salsa
Tomatoes, tomatoes everywhere!! Homemade Fresh Tomato Salsa is so quick and easy to make and oh so much better than the jar variety. Fresh from the garden tomatoes, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, sprinkle of cumin, salt & pepper….where are the chips?!
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Zucchini, Summer Squash & Tomato Gratin
Every booth at the Farmers’ Market yesterday was bursting with tomatoes and squash, and I just can’t say no. I even tried to buy just 3 ears of corn and the lady next to me said who does that….get a dozen, I did. So after visiting with 10 or so farmers, I had more than I could carry or possibly eat this week. No worries, with an office full of veggie eaters we’ll just share the love.
