We love to make grilled pizza in the summer with fresh produce from the garden. I simply had to make our grilled tomato pizza one more time, the last one until next summer. It’s simple to make, use your favorite pizza dough (whether you make it or purchase it); I make dough in the bread [Read more...]
The summer gardens are winding down, I guess they should be it is the first day of fall. This time of year I pick a few tomatoes, a handful of green beans, maybe a zucchini or summer squash, a little of this and a little of that. I created this “end of summer” soup [Read more...]
My cucumbers are done for the season, vines dried up and bug eaten. Thank goodness for “Farmer John”, he sent back me some delicious white cucumbers with his parents. I finally got a chance to make my tomato cucumber and tuna herb salad, this is a cool, refreshing and a satisfying summer salad. The recipe [Read more...]
I hosted Bunco this month and the theme was salads. We had a great feast from egg salad sammies, BLT panzanella salad, taco salad and a beautiful fruit salad just to name a few. They were all delicious; we have wonderful cooks in our Bunco group. I made a quick salad of sliced tomatoes with [Read more...]
Another one of my husband’s absolute favs is my Black Bean Dip. It was in the Columbus Dispatch back in 2000, so maybe some of you have been enjoying it for the past 10 years. It’s a hit with kids and adults alike, enough for them to lick the bowl clean! Actually, I just made [Read more...]
This Fresh Tomato and Pasta dish is my husband’s favorite dish of summer. Funny, because when we first meet, many, many years ago, he didn’t care for tomatoes. He would have a thin slice on his sandwich and eat them on this and that but never was that “into” them. Well, the first time I [Read more...]
Who doesn’t love fresh tomato salsa made with summer ripe tomatoes? So, here is a basic recipe for Fresh Tomato Salsa, but make it your own by adding more or less of the ingredients you like most. If you don’t like cilantro, remove it. If you like it HOT, add another jalapeno. Try adding different [Read more...]
My tomatoes are sputtering along, but my neighbors? I gave them some of my tomato plants I started from seed and they have a TON of tomatoes. Maybe I should call this Cathy cooks from my neighbor’s garden. Bob brought me a 30+ pounds of tomatoes. I oven dried another tray and sauced the rest [Read more...]
When cucumbers and tomatoes are ripe at the same time I always turn to Greek flavors. Fresh parsley, dill and others herbs are the perfect pairings. I love to make this Greek pasta salad. Start with a big bowl, at first you don’t think a pound of pasta looks like much, but by the time [Read more...]
Happy Summer! I am enjoying all the tomatoes and working through my list of must have tomato dishes. This recipe for Shrimp with Roasted Tomatoes and Feta is defiantly worth turning on the oven. I made it with shrimp but I think scallops or a firm fish such as Halibut would be lovely. I would [Read more...]