Compounding Assets
In the second week of the Preserve the Bounty Challenge, we preserved fruits and vegetables in fat and oil. My approach was three flavorful compound butters: basil, peach-praline, and tomato-garlic.
Tag Archives: tomato
Brazilian Chicken and Rice
A one-pot meal of dark-meat chicken braised on a creamy bed of coconut milk, tomato, rice and black-eyed peas.
Three Uses for Yogurt
Several uses for that homemade yogurt, including creamy polenta, tender Greek-style chicken skewers, and cherry-berry fro-yo.
Halibut Hi-jinx
My attempts to butcher a large piece of halibut, plus two sauces to serve over it: scallion-butter and tomato-dill. A green salad with scallion vinaigrette complements either version.
Pocketful of Lamb
Grilled lamb with Mediterranean spices and seasonings was tasty on its own, but fantastic served in homemade pita with a smear of yogurt sauce.
Purple Pinto Eater
A delicious stewy Italian soup made from homemade pasta and the elusive fresh shelling beans, in this case purple-tinged rattlesnake beans.
Pasta Pom and Popovers
This whole meal is composed of just a few pantry staples---the pasta's pomodoro sauce is made with canned tomatoes, ricotta cheese and dried basil, and the popovers just use flour, eggs, milk, and Parmesan cheese.
Halibut Romesco
Halibut fillets are served with a romesco sauce with ancho and almonds; the leftovers are transformed into fishcakes with romesco-scented aioli.
Little Pillows of Cheese
The May 2009 Daring Cooks challenge featured Zuni Cafe's ricotta gnocchi. Mine used freshly made ricotta and a simple sauce of tomato paste, capers and butter.
Leftover Night, Volume I
This is the first edition in a compilation of recipes that were tasty or interesting, but not enough to get their own post in a timely fashion. Bowties with sausage, tomatoes and cream; chicken breasts…
Arroz con Pollo and Friends
This easy boneless version of arroz con pollo shows its versatility with an array of leftovers, including breakfast burritos and tortilla soup. Also included is my go-to recipe for fresh flour tortillas.
Paul’s Party, Part 2: Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Oven-roasted tomatoes and garlic-herb goat cheese, leftover from catering a friend's going-away party, see new life in this easy pasta dish.
Enchilado de Camerones
A take on a spicy Cuban shrimp dish highlighting tomato and bell pepper, nicely balanced by a pot of cooling coconut rice.
Angel Hair with Tomato-Mascarpone Sauce
A quick pasta dish comprised primarily of pantry staples.
Good Gravy
Ina Garten's take on yankee pot roast, a tough cut braised until fork-tender under vegetables and tomato juice, and served with a simple gravy made from the pureed veg. Nothing extraordinary, but a very tasty…
Strange Bedfellows
A recipe for roasted salmon with lentils and bacon sounded like it would be just the ticket for a cool evening, but the combination didn't work well for us.
Minestrone and Mac
Italian vegetable soup paired with Dorie Greenspan's corn muffins for a crisper-cleaning, barrel-scraping meal. Plus, a use for those leftover corn muffins the next day---City Bakery's mac and cheese!
Something Fishy
The versatility of white fish: psari plaki with cod, sauteed tilapia with mustard-mushroom cream sauce, and every kid's favorite, baked fish sticks.
Golabki
Polish cabbage rolls stuffed with pork and served over mashed potatoes with a creamy paprika-tomato sauce.
Mom’s Chili
My mom's recipe for chili may not blow your head off with heat, but it has a good balance of flavors.