Tomato

Stuffed squash with Greek-spiced meat, tomatoes, onions, peppers, breadcrumbs and a melted Italian blend of cheeses on top. It’s a bit like that marvelous Greek dish Moussaka, but stuffed into…

Tomato paste is one of those things that kind of catch me off guard. When I’m ready to make a good sauce, I start in on it and then find…

Adapted from The Foodie Physician Bruschetta is the essence of summer, when all the hard work in the garden comes to a brilliant colorful climax in an appetizer that is so…

My son and I went up to visit my mom and dad this weekend … their garden is producing like mad and, as usual, it is difficult keeping up with…

The first time I tasted Eggplant Parmesan, it was a game-changer for me. It was many years ago … a friend had invited us over for dinner and we didn’t…

I’ve already made Moussaka this year with some of the fresh garden produce. This year, for the first time ever, my teenage daughter actually tried it — and ate every…

I came home from work hungry the other night with a whole evening in front of me to work on the garden produce. The first thing I pulled out of…

Adapted from Ina Garten’s tabouleh recipe If you’ve never had Tabbouleh, it’s a middle Eastern salad made with cracked wheat (bulgur), tomato, cucumber, parsley, lemon and mint. It does NOT…

Chicken enchilada saga: part 2. I tried to finish the enchiladas my daughter requested for dinner in one night, but I just couldn’t do it on a weeknight. On a…

If you’re concerned with all the ingredients or the BPA lining on your canned enchilada sauce, I want to tell you it’s really quite easy to make your own homemade…