Tag: Tomato

MY CULINARY DIARY

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Monday, March 19th- Saturday, March 24th   Monday – 3/19 – Cheeseburgers – After all the cooking and food prep yesterday (Lobster Lasagna) we decided to take it easy and make something simple for dinner.  This turned out to be Cheeseburgers which really need no elaboration, except that I used the leftover Shrimp Dipping Sauce […]

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THE TOMATO ODYSSEY – ‘TOMATO HERB SCONES’

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    My third venture with  tomato powder was to make Lemon/Tomato/Herb Scones.  Scones are the English version of our American Biscuits.  They are usually more rustic in appearance and hearty with more flavor.  In recent years there has been a wave of popularity over scones and they have been made in many different ways.  […]

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THE TOMATO ODESSY – WHAT TO DO WITH TOMATO BREAD

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Now that you have baked your tomato bread, what to do with it other than butter it and eat it?  Since the recipe makes such a large loaf there are numerous things that you can do with it.  So far, we have made Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Sandwiches and best of […]

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PASTA, PASTA #2 – Tubular Pasta

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There are many types of pasta that are made all over the world.  The best quality pasta is made from semolina (hard durum wheat) and eggs with maybe a little salt and some olive oil thrown in.   There is pasta that has no eggs in it and then there is pasta made for those with […]

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Pasta, Pasta # One: Flat Pasta

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  When you walk down the pasta isle in the market how do you choose which pasta to buy and which to use for what purpose?  There are flat pastas, round pastas, hollow pastas and twisted pastas.  There is pasta that is made to look like rice (Italian orzo) and pasta that resembles gnocchi (potato […]

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