Entries Tagged as 'tomatoes'
We’d slaughtered a young ram for the occasion and what a meal last night’s dinner turned out to be. We invited several of our Cambridge friends who’ve played a special role in the success of Spy Dog Farm, incorporating a bit of everything the farm has to offer. For starters, we served a white sangria […]
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Tags:apples·cheese·corn·eggplant·entertaining·ice cream·kale·lamb·pie·tomatoes
With a bit of chill in the air, my wife turned dinner into a celebration of one of our favorite comfort meals: tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. The soup is made by hand with love. And since the calendar still says summer, she turned a big, plump slicing tomato into insalata caprese with basil […]
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Tags:soup·tomatoes
Not to worry. This isn’t a story about canning, but how to make a delicious hors d’oeuvre out of eggplant by packing it away for a few weeks under olive oil with garlic, basil and red pepper. This particular recipe is one of the all-time most popular on my personal blog, The Slow Cook. I […]
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Tags:basil·eggplant·food appreciation·Italian·tomatoes