This fresh, crisp Persian salad features the best of your garden's bounty as the season ends. Toss tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions with a mint-and-lemon vinaigrette. It is the perfect side dish for whatever you are serving for dinner.
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Saturday, October 10, 2026
Monday, August 10, 2026
Summer Chicken Stew #FarmersMarketWeek
I call this Summer Chicken Stew, not only because it is chock-full of the flavors of the season, but also because it is cooked using a slow cooker, perfect for hot summer days when you don't want to heat up the house.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
N is for Noodles
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Farro Salad with Tomatoes and Charred Peppers #SundayFunday
This delicious salad can be served as a side to whatever summer foods you are grilling and is hearty enough to be a main dish for any vegans at the table.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Caprese Asparagus #BrunchWeek
This delicious recipe makes a perfect side dish for a Brunch Buffet. Roasted Asparagus smothered in Mozzarella Cheese before being topped with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes. Caprese has never tasted so good!
Monday, February 16, 2026
Seared Scallops with Tomatoes and Basil #MoviesandMunchies
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
T is for Tomato
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Peach Bruschetta with Hot Honey #SundayFunday
You definitely want to make this delicious, beautiful appetizer while fresh peaches and tomatoes are still available. Simple to make, and it's a good thing because they go so quickly, you will need to make another batch.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Parmigiana di Melanzane #FallFlavors
Enjoy this Sicilian-style Eggplant Parmigiana prepared without the breading on the eggplant, to bring out the natural goodness of this delicious vegetable.
Monday, September 1, 2025
Roasted Beet and Tomato Salad #FallFlavors
Roasted Beets, Vine-Ripened Tomatoes, Freshly-Picked Basil, and Tangy Feta Cheese. If there is any culinary season better than Fall, I have yet to discover it......
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Butter Roasted Tomato Sauce, The Weekly Menu and a Book Review
This pasta sauce is ready in less than an hour, but it tastes as though it has simmered all day long. This sauce can be prepared and kept in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Simply rewarm it and toss in a little of the pasta cooking water to loosen it for coating the pasta.
I was inspired to make this pasta dish after reading Under the Knife by Tess Gerritsen....
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Strawberry and Tomato Salad #SundayFunday
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Pasta Portofino, A Book Review, and the Weekly Menu
I had almost forgotten about the Dan Armstrong/Oscar Cozy Mysteries until my friend Cam posted a review of 3 books of the series, reminding me that I had fallen behind. So I ordered Murder in Portofino, the 8th in the series, published in August 2024.
Friday, January 10, 2025
Village Chicken #EattheWorld
This delicious chicken stew takes only 3 ingredients and some seasonings. Served over steamed rice it makes a complete one bowl meal.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Exploring a Dealcoholized Wine
So as the New Year begins I, as I'm sure many of you, think about taking better care of myself. I work out several times a week, I walk daily, and I try to eat healthily for the most part. But I DO like my wine and that wine turns immediately to sugar and belly fat.
Friday, November 8, 2024
Shipwreck Casserole, A Book Review and the Weekly Menu
Created in the 1940's this classic hamburger/potato dinner is called Shipwreck Casserole. There are several different theories as to how it got it's name.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
U is for Ukraine
While researching Ukrainian Recipes I came across this Cod in Tomato Sauce. I served it for dinner for Fish Friday and was so pleased that I knew I wanted to share it with you.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
T is for Tomato
This delicious meatless dinner is as easy as pie. Cherry tomatoes tossed in olive oil and seasonings are combined with two different cheeses before being placed into a pie shell for baking.
Monday, August 5, 2024
Mediterranean Pasta #FarmersMarketWeek
Pasta tossed with garden fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, pine nuts, and feta cheese. A quick, delicious, warm meatless main meal in less than half an hour.



















