Vegan Beef Bruschetta Pizza Roll Up

Bruschetta is a classic Italian appetizer that is easy to make at home. Toasted bread is topped with tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and fresh basil. Simple – Fresh – Fragrant – Sumptuous! Bruschetta (pronounced brew-SKET-tah) is an Italian appetizer or antipasti that starts with a base of toasted or grilled bread. The bread is then served…

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Tomato Caraway Goulash

Goulash (Hungarian: gulyás) is a soup of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices. Originating in Hungary, goulash is a common meal predominantly eaten in Central Europe but also in other parts of Europe. It is one of the national dishes of Hungary and a symbol of the country. Its origin traces back to the 9th century to stews eaten by Hungarian shepherds.  At that time, the cooked and flavored…

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Chicken & Spicy Tomato Saffron Jam

Saffron is truly a treasure.It’s sweet, aromatic, citrusy – and simply lovely.Use in sparingly and savor every bite! “Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the “saffron crocus”. The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring…

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Creamy Balsamic Herbed Cremini Chicken

While the complex flavors of creamy balsamic Italian herb sauce over roasted chicken, butternut squash, and Cremini mushrooms prevail, this one-pot recipe is actually fast and simple. And, it’s so delicious. The aromas of Italian herbs will mesmerize your senses, as well as will the soft and sweet butternut squash and aromatic mushrooms, paired with…

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Sun-Dried Tomato & Beef Basil Toast

I truly believe this to be a fantastic combination of flavor – despite the fact that sun-dried tomatoes are still “so ’90s.” That’s okay, we’ll enjoy them here anyway – Sun-Dried Tomato & Beef Basil Toast. Sun-dried Tomato & Beef Basil Toast 1 lb. lean ground beef1 small shallot, minced8 oz. oil packed sun-dried tomatoes,…

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Mediterranean Eggplant & Lamb

After the summer, and so many days of baking COVID cookies, I sort of felt like I was in a creative kitchen desert. I didn’t feel like I had any new ideas. I had no motivation. And, I was just plain tired.And then, just like most of my motivational and inspirational experiences, the idea flashed…

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Tomatoes, Figs, Rosemary, & Lemon Stilton

In my neck of the woods, our tomato harvest comes late…very late in the season. But when the bunches, bundles, and bounty of tomatoes arrives, we are all looking for ways to savor in the sensual, salubrious crop. Now that fall is in the air, adding a touch of fig and rosemary to those tomatoes…

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Garden Fresh Rosemary Tomato Sauce

It’s that time of year again when homegrown tomatoes begin to multiply overnight and piles and piles appear ripe and ready day after day. I don’t think I’ll ever run out of ways to use up those precious little gems ~ Candied Tomatoes Cumin Tomato Jam Blistered Cherry Tomatoes Green Tomato and Chile Salsa The list…

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Cumin Cayenne Tomato Jam with Fresh Herb Ricotta

  The tomatoes just keep on coming. And that’s simply okay with me. It seems the tomato crop in this neck of the woods is always awfully late. Better late than never, I say. And, reduced into a spicy jam, these ta-maters made my heart smile…and my eyes water too. Oh, with creamy herbed vegan…

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