Yellow Tomato Sauce

I found this recipe a while back and filed it away for tomato season.  This was a wonderfully fresh sauce that was great over pasta. 

Cauliflower and Arugula Salad Recipe

I saw this salad on the Cooking Chanel not that long ago and filed it away for a day when the fresh arugula looked terrific at the farmers market.  It was Yummy.

Socca Recipe

I found a socca recipe a while back on Mark Bittman’s list of personal favorites and knew I had to try it. 

Cauliflower Korma

Vegetable Korma is one of our favorite Indian Takeout meals so I decided to give it a try at home.

Easy Red Potato Salad - Mayo free Recipe

A simple spring potato salad requiring minimal preparation is a staple in my refrigerator.   No peeling required!

Greek Influenced Spinach Salad

A quick and easy lunch or side dish. 

Grilled Filet Mignons with Sautéed Spinach

An easy meal for a Saturday night with a nice bottle of red and good loaf of artisan bread, Steak and spinach is sure to please.  

Tortellini Primavera Recipe

A simple last minute pantry meal in our house, tortellini primavera never disappoints.
 

Japanese Pizza Recipe -- Okonomiyaki

I have been meaning to try Okonomiyaki for some time now.  I’m not sure where I first stumbled upon it, but the concept of cabbage pizza was too good to pass up. 

Tomato Curry Soup with Cumin, Cinnamon & Honey

I stumbled across this soup recipe today on Dinner Tonight as I scanned the what's cooking links on the side of this page.  It sounded perfect for my dinner tonight. The outside temperature dropped quickly today from high 60s to  mid 40s as a cold front moved into the region to push out the rain.  Soup was just what I needed to warm my bones. 

Crash Potatoes

Quick and easy recipe for potatoes.  Great as an alternative for mashed or baked potatoes. 

Tomato Avocado Pasta Salad Recipe

I often find that I have a few tomatoes and an avocado or two that are ripening faster that I can come up with a plan to use them.  I will toss them together and add a splash of oil and vinegar and anything else I have at hand. 

Fennel, Apple and Walnut Salad Recipe

Crisp, thinly sliced fennel paired with an apple and some nuts is a great change from a standard lettuce salad for any night of the week.  I recently served this salad as an early first course to stop pre dinner snacking.  It was an overwhelming success. 

Pickled Roasted Red Peppers

I been making Deb’s pickled garlicky red peppers from Smitten Kitchen for some time.  I love refrigerator pickles and these are the best I have found.  Deb recommends using within a week, but I get much longer refrigerator life by sterilizing jars with 5 minutes full boil in microwave and boiling caps in pot for 5 minutes too.  I have made only slight changes to the recipe.  I use 10 cloves of garlic and will use only half a recipe of pickling liquid for 10 large red peppers.  I can pack 5 peppers torn into 4 or 5 strips into two 26 ounce glass jars.  I save extra picking liquid in a sterilized jar and usually have enough for another batch of 5 or 6 peppers.