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Minestrone Soup
Once you can make tomato sauce, you can make tomato soup – just add stock to the sauce, and a swirl of cream for added awesomeness. And from tomato soup it’s a tiny step to minestrone, which is a much … Continue reading
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Tagged chick peas, ditalini, minestrone, onion, parmesan, soup, stock, tomato, tomato sauce, vegetarian
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The Monday Treat – Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
These are the kind of unpredictable spring days when meals are often called upon to satisfy diverse conditions. We want to eat something comforting and warming enough for unpredictable showery blustery weather, but fresh and sprightly enough for those evenings … Continue reading
The Monday Treat – Traditional Chili
While sipping a chai latte in Think Coffee and waiting for Jon to finish his meeting I overheard the following conversation between a guy (who, from the fact that he had an iPad and an NYU hoodie, I’m going to … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, chili, corn chip, kidney beans, mince, nacho, sour cream, spice, super bowl, tex mex, tomato, wine
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Ragu, Dean Martin and a Juggling Twin
It was a night-in with the latest addition to my Christmas music collection (obsession); Christmas with the Rat Pack. Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis jr. really getting into the Christmas spirit (and, from the sound of it, Christmas spirits.) … Continue reading
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Tagged bolognese, garlic, ghost of romance past, juggling twin, Lady and the Tramp, mince, onion, pasta, ragu, tagliatelle, tomato, wine
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This dinner will get you laid – a conundrum concerning eggplant parmigiana
“You know that old saying, chocolate’s better than sex – but only if you’re doing the sex wrong?†said friend Annie as we chatted on Skype earlier this week.
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Tagged eggplant, food, mozzarella, parmesan, parmigiana, pasta, recipe, tomato, vegetarian
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Bonfire Night Party – Chili and Baked Potatoes
Remember remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder treason and plot, I see no reason why gunpowder season should ever be forgot.
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Tagged baked potato, beans, bonfire, chicken, chili, food, guy fawkes, onion, poultry, recipe, sparklers, stew, tomato
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5 side dish ideas for a Labor Day barbeque
Overheard on the subway yesterday morning; “What are you doing this weekend?†“I was going to go to Eric’s. But I didn’t want to go because he lives in Queens and also, I kind of hate him, but if there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blueberry, corn, cranberries, heirloom tomato, labor day, lemon, mayonnaise, mozzarella, pecans, potato, red white and blue, rice, ricotta, salad, tomato
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – When Lustful Thoughts Turn From Yoga To Risotto
It was while rolling up from flat on the floor into cobra position that it suddenly occurred to Sara that she could not actually remember the last time that she had had sex.
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Tagged basil, butter, cherry tomatoes, D-list Guru, onion, parmesan, risotto, Sara, tomato, vegetarian, wine, yoga
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The Wednesday Tipple – Sangria Blanca (with Pan Con Tomate)
The last time I made Sangria things did not work out so well. 1 broken screen door, 1 smashed pitcher, 1 ruined white rug covered in blood red stains, and 1 white wall now splattered ripper-style that needed re-painting. Sangria … Continue reading
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Tagged cointreau, garlic, olives, pan con tomate, peaches, sangria, tomato, vegetarian, white sangria, white wine
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