Black Bean and Corn Salsa

You can call this a salsa and eat it on chips, or call it a salad and eat it with a fork. 🙂 I made a rather large batch; feel free to scale it down. Ingredients 3 cans black beans, or about 5 cups cooked black beans 2 cups frozen corn, thawed 1 1/2 c. […]

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Mom’s Tomato Sauce

The amounts are whatever amount you have, and whatever amount you think tastes good. Taste as you go and it will be delicious! Make a big batch and freeze it for summer goodness all winter long. 🙂 Ingredients onion carrots cherry tomatoes (optional) red wine, if you have it garlic tomato paste lots of medium-large […]

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Roasted Tomato Salsa

Ingredients A few large tomatoes, or several small tomatoes, cut into wedges or chunks one small onion, quartered olive oil sea salt and freshly ground pepper 7 cloves garlic, peeled 2 small or 1 large sweet pepper 1 hot pepper, seeded a handful cilantro, chopped lemon or lime juice, to taste Directions Preheat oven to […]

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End-of-Summer Tomato Soup

Makes a big Dutch oven full: enough to eat, share, and have leftovers! (We like to freeze the leftovers for a summery treat in the dead of winter.) Ingredients 4 T. butter a splash of olive oil 2-3 cloves garlic 1 onion (medium or large), diced 3 carrots, finely diced ÂĽ c. flour sea salt […]

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Summer Garden Ratatouille

2 onions (chopped) 4 cloves garlic (minced) 1 bay leaf SautĂ© in 3 Tbsp olive oil about 5 minutes. 1 medium eggplant (chopped) 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh basil (chopped, or 2 tsp dried) 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary (chopped, or 1 tsp dried) 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp fresh marjoram (chopped, or 1/2 tsp dried) […]

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Penne with Chard and Sausage

Ingredients 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 lb sweet or hot Italian sausage, removed from its casings and crumbled 1 1/2 lbs (9-12 stems with leaves) swiss chard, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 1/2 cups diced fresh or canned tomatoes 1 cup chicken broth 3 Tbsp chopped fresh basil 1 Tbsp chopped […]

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Lemon Fusilli with Arugula

Ingredients 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp minced garlic (2 cloves) 2 cups heavy cream 3 lemons 2 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 bunch broccoli 1 lb dried fusilli pasta 1/2 lb baby arugula 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved Directions Heat olive oil in med. saucepan over […]

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Chicken Taco Salad

Ingredients 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil 4 cups chopped cooked chicken 1 onion, finely chopped 1 fresh green chili, seeded & finely chopped 4 tsp chili powder 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1 cup unseasoned tomato sauce salt & pepper to taste 10 cups chopped or torn lettuce 1-2 avocados, peeled & […]

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Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients 8 quarts tomatoes 2 Tbsp dried basil 2 Tbsp dried parsley 4 Tbsp dried oregano 1 Tbsp paprika 1 Tbsp sugar 3 medium onions 1 head of garlic, minced 2 medium bell peppers 2 Tbsp olive oil Directions Peel tomatoes & chop, put in large pan. Add spices & sugar then bring to a […]

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Focaccia

Here’s one for the bread machine… 8-9 ounces water 3 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt 1-2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 tsp dried rosemary or basil 3 cups bread flour 1 3/4 tsp active dry yeast Measure all ingredients into bread pan and select Dough setting. When complete, remove dough and pat it into […]

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