Tag: tomatoes

Heirloom Tomato Galette

I love summer produce. As soon as the cherries appear at the farmers’ market, I know that apricots, peaches, and plums won’t be far behind. But those aren’t the only summer fruits I look forward to. I also love heirloom tomatoes. Not only are they gorgeous, they taste so sweet, it’s really like another piece… Continue reading Heirloom Tomato Galette

Caprese Chicken

When summer hits, I’m all about the stone fruits. Cherries, peaches, plums… if it’s got a pit, I’m all over it. But there’s another fruit that  shows up when the temperature turns warm that I also can’t get enough of: the tomato. I love heirloom tomatoes. While a regular beefsteak or Roma tomato is great… Continue reading Caprese Chicken

Bruschetta Chicken

You all know how much I love the spring and summer produce. I can’t wait for those amazing stone fruits to make an appearance. Then from April through at least September I cook with them constantly. While I can’t get enough of all those peaches and plums, they’re not the only produce I look forward… Continue reading Bruschetta Chicken

Cherry Tomato Pie

I love the produce that’s available during the summer. Yes, the stone fruits are exceptional, but there’s another little fruit that starts to appear in July that’s just as amazing but doesn’t get as much publicity because it’s considered more of a vegetable that a fruit. It’s the heirloom tomato. I love heirloom tomatoes. They’re… Continue reading Cherry Tomato Pie

Chopped Vegetable Salad

As many of you know I get a lot of my recipes from cookbooks and cooking magazines. The cookbooks come from many different places, but one of the most common is Melissa’s. I work with them quite often and attend several of their events. Each event usually has a theme and the most recent was… Continue reading Chopped Vegetable Salad

Brussels Sprouts and Tomato Salad

I’ve never been a fan of Brussels Sprouts. They’ve always just tasted blah to me. They were dull and flat and just the most uninteresting vegetable I’d ever tasted. But then a few months ago I had a salad that was made up of shredded Brussels Sprouts and it was delicious. So it got me… Continue reading Brussels Sprouts and Tomato Salad

Summer Peach and Tomato Salad

As you all know it’s peach season, and for me, peaches always meant fruit salad, tarts, pies, cakes and maybe even ice cream. But recently I realized I was limiting myself. I mean, I love adding sweet things to savory dishes. It gives more depth to the dish and provides a delicious flavor that’s usually… Continue reading Summer Peach and Tomato Salad

Chili

It’s been cold and rainy here the last few days and that means one thing.  Comfort food.  There’s nothing better on cold, blustery days than chili.  Well, maybe macaroni and cheese or beef stew.  But I’d have to say, my favorite cold day meal has got to be chili.  It only takes about an hour… Continue reading Chili