This recipe was adapted from recipes from America’s Test Kitchen, in both the “Complete Cooking for Two Cookbook” and the “Complete ATK TV Show Cookbook”. I found that processing the tomatoes until completely smooth and pre-cooking the tomato sauce made it taste and look more like traditional sauce instead of canned tomatoes. Adding the mushrooms…
Here’s a quick and easy recipe that’s perfect for a weeknight dinner. Everything is already cooked, so it’s just a matter of warming the enchiladas up until they’re nice and bubbly (preferably a little crisp on the edges, too!). This dish is also a great way to use up any leftover rotisserie chicken — at…
Tomatoes are one of my favorite things in the salad bar, especially grape tomatoes and cherry tomatoes! I recently discovered Campari tomatoes, and they’re also quite versatile. Slightly larger than cherry tomatoes, these greenhouse-grown tomatoes are grown for their sweetness and low acidity, making them great tomatoes for eating raw. To highlight their smooth texture…
Greek salads are my favorite because they’re so easy to put together. This one has a twist of adding roast shrimp for a bit more protein, and a bed of baby kale for some superfood points. Ingredients: halved cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, halved pitted Kalamata olives (toss these first 3 ingredients with some olive oil, salt,…
I came across a small container of miniature heirloom tomatoes at the grocery store and thought their varied colors would be perfect in a simple salad. This one is just halved cherry tomatoes, small cubes of watermelon, and torn basil dressed in a bit of salt, pepper, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar (served over baby…
A classic summertime salad that’s lettuce-free and super easy to make: All you need is a tomato or two, and a bit of fresh mozzarella. I got 2 beautiful heirloom tomatoes and a tub of medium-sized fresh mozzarella from the local, newly-opened Sprouts. Simply sliced them up and drizzled with some olive oil and balsamic…
Maybe you have some leftover turkey in your freezer from last Thanksgiving. In my case, we had a smoked turkey (just the drumsticks, since we’re not huge white meat fans) but there were so many other good things to eat that we didn’t finish the “main course”. Nothing’s easier than just throwing the leftovers into…
Doesn’t this make you just want to curl up with a blanket on your favorite spot on the couch? Maybe with a steaming hot cup of tea to go with it? Earthy tomato sauce, whole-wheat penne, melted cheese, spices that smell of the countryside… Toasty penne chicken bake This can be adapted to feed…
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