Pasta Norma
I thank the Italians for this delicious dish featuring eggplant. I also thank Jamie Oliver for his delicious version, but I highly recommend including the optional Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatoes because they give the dish that *wow* factor that makes you want to eat the leftovers for breakfast, unable to wait all those hours until […]
White Beans and Cabbage
This is a recipe I modified from Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Every Day cook book. I highly recommend making the Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatoes to add at the end. They add a lot of flavor to the dish. I recommend using bacon ends as they’re cheaper. I’ve used pinto beans, but really any bean you […]
Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
These tomatoes are so good you can eat them like candy, but they’re also perfect for adding to dishes that could use an extra burst of bright flavor, such as White Beans and Cabbage or a pasta dish. I found this recipe in Heidi Swanson’s cookbook Super Natural Every Day (highly recommended). I sometimes double […]
Oven Dried Tomato Toast
This recipe is yummy with soup. 3 plum tomatoes, sliced 1/8-inch thick horizontally 1/2 cup olive oil 4 cloves garlic 12 slices of French baguette, sliced 1/3-inch thick. Salt and freshly ground pepper 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Place sliced tomatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. […]
Curried Chicken & Veggie Soup with Couscous
Back in college, I worked as a cook for a guy running shipwreck diving trips around Isle Royale. From him I learned some of the best meals are the ones where you “throw all the ingredients in a pot and let it cook awhile.” This recipe comes from A Good Day for Soup, by Jeannette […]
Voula’s Greek Salad
If you are looking for a traditional Greek salad this is it! This recipe comes from a dear friend of our’s from California. Voula was our neighbor and a native of Greece.