tomatoes

Sausage, Pasta and Butternut Squash

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Sausage, Pasta & Butternut Squash

When I was young and foolish (and broke) my favorite breakfast after a night out was Spaghettio’s with extra chili powder. Yes, you read that correctly…. In my defense, when I was in college, our dorm rooms did not have kitchens and we were only allowed a coffee-maker and a popcorn popper.  We had a … Continue reading…

Chicken Creole; odd bits

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Boneless chicken breasts, cooked with onions, peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes make a quick, healthy, dinner, perfect for midweek. Add Tabasco / hot sauce or you favorite hot peppers if you like more heat (most do). I use brown Basmati which cooks in 17 minutes. Use whatever you like. (Basmati gets a spellcheck error…. The replacement? … Continue reading…

Simple Baked Tomatoes; credit cards

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Baked Tomatoes

After two months of having fresh, sliced tomatoes for lunch and dinner (and, sometimes, breakfast) we are turning to other options. Like baking them. You could, of course, fill them with crisp bacon or tuna or ham or any number of things. I decided simple is best, and just added some herbes de Provence, a … Continue reading…

Pasta Salad with Green Tomatoes and Herbs; art

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Pasta Salad with Green Tomatoes

It’s not easy being green. When your garden gives you lots of ripe, green tomatoes….. Once upon a time I worked with a woman who wouldn’t eat green food. She confided this quirk to me in the middle of winter so my thoughts went to broccoli and Brussels sprouts and lime Jello and I thought: … Continue reading…

Tomato Juice; pool update

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Tomato Juice

First one sees a few flowers on the tomato plants. Then the cherry tomato starts with a few tiny green orbs. A week or 2 later there are the first cherry tomatoes but the big, full-size tomatoes seem such a long way off. A week or 2 after that the freezer is full of soup, … Continue reading…