Tag Archive | tomatoes
Cooking Thought: January 29th 2013
Today is National Corn Chip Day! This recipe comes from Kraft and looks great! Cheesy Beef-Corn Chip Skillet 1lb. ground beef 1small onion, chopped 3/4cup water 1pkg. (1-1/4 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Taco Seasoning Mix 2cups corn chips 1/4lb. (4 oz.) VELVEETA®, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2cups shredded lettuce 2 tomatoes, chopped BROWN meat with […]
Cooking Thoughts: December 6th 2012
Today is National Gazpacho Day 6 ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped 1 purple onion, finely chopped 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, chopped 1 sweet red bell pepper (or green) seeded and chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1-2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley 2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup […]
Cooking Thought: November 14th 2012
Today is National Guacamole Day! Fun Fact, T loves Guacamole. 3 avocados – peeled, pitted, and mashed 1 lime, juiced 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup diced onion 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper (optional) In a medium bowl, mash together the avocados, […]
Cooking Thought: September 15th 2012
As we near the end of our tomato harvest, we thought we would offer you some wonderful tips for your tomatoes at home. To peel a tomato, first remove the core at the stem end with a small paring knife. Then cut a small X at the bottom of the tomato. Have a pot with […]
Cooking Thought for August 21st 2012
It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato. ~Lewis Grizzard
Cooking Thought: June 19th 2012
Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian, wine and tarragon make it French, sour cream makes it Russian, lemon and cinnamon make it Greek, soy sauce makes it Chinese, garlic makes it good. ~Alice May Brock
D’s Take on Minestrone
Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food. -Hippocrates T and I have returned to our vegetarian ways and are working to make healthy foods for my mother who is fighting high blood pressure. All those processed foods have taken their toll on everyone’s health and we are going back to […]
Tasty Side Dish
Sometimes I would rather just eat a side dish for dinner than actually prepare an entree. And the other night that is exactly what I did. After picking another batch of fresh garden green beans and tomatoes T and I were left wondering what to fix. After thinking about it for a little bit I […]
KABOBS!
Giant box of cherry tomatoes at work equals me making kabobs. I get to work for dinner service last night and am asked by my boss to fix her dinner- make up some kabobs using the cherry tomatoes and green peppers we have. Here’s what I did- so simple, yet so tasty and yes, for […]
“Work”
As per usual on Saturday, I spent my morning/afternoon scuffling around the kitchen at work getting ready for this evening’s dinner service. Saturdays are kind of hit and miss- some Saturdays we can be busy and some we can be dead. This happened to be a dead Saturday but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In these […]
Guest Post: Cheesy Vegetarian Enchiladas
D and I are always on the lookout for really good food, especially if its vegetarian. Recently, our friend Amber posted her Cheesy Vegetarian Enchiladas that instantly had us drooling. So after the go ahead from Amber we decided to share it with you. Hope you enjoy! I had a variety of fresh veg in […]
Cheesy Tomato and Macaroni Casserole
Before I go into detail about this delicious recipe, let me throw out this disclaimer right now: I stole this from my mother-in-law. I don’t know where she got it…frankly, I really don’t care. It’s just too darn tasty not to share with all of you. My mother was never big on the casserole so […]
