The Secret Pleasure of an Iced Cappuccino

The kids went back to school more than a week ago. Summer vacations are over.

1, 2, 3 Pesto to freeze!

Yes, you can freeze pesto. I tried it and it works perfectly. Before this big discovery, only comparable to the joy of being able to make pesto in a food processor, I thought pesto was only good if it was made fresh.

Pasta with Uncooked Filetto di Pomodoro and Extra Basil

I know I’m becoming monothematic, but when you harvest more than 260 pounds of tomatoes in less than 6 weeks, you have no choice but cook with them.

Roasted Tomatoes

Sometimes the best things are the ones we don’t plan. Most of the time, I would say.

Pasta all’amatriciana

This has been an amazing tomato season. Every day we enjoy our crop as part of our daily diet, while I keep processing and canning for the winter.

Jewels in my Kitchen Garden III

We are heading to La Jolla to spend the weekend.

1, 2, 3 Basic Tomato Sauce!

This sauce is a staple in my kitchen. It’s a simple yet flavorful sauce, perfect for Italian recipes such as pizza, penne alla vodka and meatballs, to name the first three recipes coming to mind.

1, 2, 3 How to peel tomatoes in no time!

With a 190 pound crop of tomatoes from my kitchen garden, this is what we have been doing in the last few days: peeling, eating, cooking and preserving tomatoes.