These little snackies made it well worth the trouble to have made my own garbanzo bean dip! It’s up to you how many of these you make…just for yourself or for a crowd. So I’ll give you the general ingredients and the method and leave the specific quantities up to you. Open-faced sandwiches with garbanzo [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tomato’
Well worth the trouble…
Posted in the savory life, tagged basil, garbanzo beans, mint, oregano, sandwich, tomato on July 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Oven-roasted tomatoes in olive oil
Posted in the savory life, tagged olive oil, tomato on October 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We had dinner with friends the other night, and as a pre-dinner appetizer, we nibbled on the most wonderful roasted tomatoes on fresh bread. They were so good that I came home the very next day and made some for myself. The funny thing is this. My brother-in-law had given me a very similar recipe [...]
Ketchup
Posted in the savory life, tagged tomato on September 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
And speaking of “before it’s gone for good“…here’s an end-of-summer project. Though it seems a little odd, we’re in the height of the tomato season here in the Bay Area. We all associate the start of the school year with autumn, but we usually find ourselves tolerating the hottest days of the summer in mid- [...]
What’s more American than…
Posted in the savory life, tagged bean, beans, cheese, creme fraiche, salad, tomato on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So there we were…sitting on the couch…watching baseball…(watching The Yankees)…on a ridiculously hot day…eating a Cobb salad…and I thought to myself…I feel so American right now. And it was fun. And we hooted and hollered as Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig’s record for 2,721 hits…and I wondered if the neighbors could hear our cheers. And [...]
Quick! Before it’s gone for good!
Posted in the savory life, tagged arugula, bread, cucumber, tomato on September 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A million different people have made panzanella a million different ways. I hadn’t intended to post this in fear of “beating a dead horse”, but it was just so tasty that I figured, what the heck….what’s one more beating? But you’ve got to be quick, because summer is coming to a close and you won’t [...]
A lotta caponata
Posted in the savory life, tagged coriander, eggplant, mint, sweet peppers, tomato on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not really big on rules. Actually, let me rephrase that. I’m not really big on rules when it comes to cooking. There are some rules that I follow steadfastly, like stopping at red lights, not BBQing on smog days, and putting the toilet seat up when I’m done (ha! pshaw!). But when it comes [...]
Baked Summer Chicken Stew
Posted in the savory life, tagged beans, chicken, potato, tomato on July 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Another fun “find” from my beloved Mr. Oliver. I love finding ways to use a variety of veggies in one dish, and chicken thighs are practically a staple around here ’cause they’re so darn cheap and delicious. This was so good the first time around that I promptly called my parents to suggest that I [...]
Summer vegetable stew
Posted in the savory life, tagged beans, potato, squash, summer vegetables, tomato on June 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Attending the Saturday farmer’s market is good for my soul. I love it no matter the season. It just always seems to fill whatever void needs filling. I welcome the rain and wind in the winter, when fewer people attend and a sense of peace and quiet pervades. The crowds are lighter and I can [...]
