Stewed Tomatoes
Here’s a great way to use a bumper crop of garden tomatoes.
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Sunday Supper
Spiced Chickpea and Tomato Soup
Adapted from Rachael Ray
I love this soup in the winter. It’s hearty, simple, and fast to cook. Serve with some naan or pitas on the side. Like most soups, the leftovers are even better.
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Football Food Friday
Meatball Subs
Last week I posted a meatball recipe. So, what better way to follow up than with a meatball sub sandwich? Four little meatballs lined up on a toasted bun, drenched in tomato sauce, and blanketed with fresh mozzarella. It’s a comforting sandwich for a chilly fall afternoon or evening.
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Tuesday Tip
1 Main Dish – 5 Ways
If you only cook for 1 or 2 people, often times a single dish will last a number of meals. Some people don’t mind eating the same dish, meal after meal. But for those of you who like some variety over a few days 1 Main Dish – 5 Ways is a good way to vary the taste. This is great to do on the weekend, and if you are cooking for 2, enlist the other person to help. Pasta is a great example…
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Farro with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Adpated from Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy by Lidia Bastianich
I cooked this dish about a week ago from one of my new favorite cookbooks, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy. I got the book a year ago for Christmas, and cooked a couple dishes right away. I recently picked the book up again and cooked three dishes just this past week and have a couple more planned for this next week. The dishes are fairly quick and easy and most use staple ingredients I already have. This dish makes a huge amount, so it’s great for company or for freezing extra for an easy meal later in the month. You could cut the recipe in half, but it takes the same amount of time to make more or less, so I would just make it all. It’s best to make fresh roasted peppers, rather than using the jarred peppers for this dish.
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