Adapted from a soup that Jen makes, and made my own with added spinach and tortellini. Easy meal for a crowd, and hearty enough to be a main course. Also freezes great, so great for a freezer meal or lunches. Ingredients: 1 large red onion, chopped (what I had in the house, 2 yellow onions…
Category: Tomatoes
Hot and Hearty Soup
I made this once this past winter with a few different ingredients and regretted not writing it down. It turned out even better tonight, so here’s what I did: Ingredients 3 hot Italian pork sausages 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp minced garlic 2 med onions, chopped 3 stalks of celery, chopped 3 carrots, chopped…
Tamale Pie
A childhood favourite adapted to our liking. Enjoy! And don’t be afraid to add more heat! 4 Cups Chicken Stock 1 1/2 C Corn Meal 1 t Salt 2 eggs 1/2 C Parm (or cheddar Measure corn meal into bowl. Add 1 C stock to bowl. Heat remaining stock on stove. Add Corn meal to…
Imam Bayildi (eggplants stuffed with peppers, tomatoes, and onions)
Stacey made this for me when I was visiting her in South Africa last June. Immediate favourite of mine, long standing favourite of her and Joel! Enjoy! Adapted from Middle Eastern Cookery by Arto der Haroutunian Ingredients: 4 medium eggplants 6T olive oil 2 onions thinly sliced 2 green peppers, seeded and thinly sliced 2…
Roasted Tomato and Asparagus Gnocchi
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter 2 cloves of garlic minced 2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes 1lb asparagus, broken in half 1/2 tsp sea-salt fresh ground pepper, to taste 4 cups dried gnocchi 1/4 cup parmesan 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped Method: Cut tomatoes in half and arrange open side up on an aluminum foil lined…
Fresh Tomato & Turkey Sausage Soup
I made this tonight for the first time, roughly following a few different tomato soup recipes and using what I already had in the house. It’s became a favourite right away. I hope you like it too. Ingredients 2 small onions, chopped finely 2 celery stalks, chopped finely 1 carrot, chopped finely 1 tbsp butter…
Shrimp & Goat Cheese Pasta
Ingredients: 1 red or orange pepper 1 medium onion olive oil 1/2 cup corn (frozen kernels) 12-15 frozen, cooked large shrimp bruschetta seasoning 2 diced, plum tomatoes herbed goat’s cheese salt & pepper basil whole wheat rotini pasta Method: Before you begin, put on water for the pasta. But the time the pasta is cooked,…
Grilled Eggplant
Ingredients 1 eggplant/aubergine cubed (not peeled) 1 large onion coarsely chopped 2 tomatoes, each chopped into 8 pieces 1 tablespoon olive oil (for frying) Oregano and salt to taste Method Fry onion in olive oil for 5 minutes, throw in eggplant for another 5 minutes, and then mix with tomatoes, oregano and salt. Spread evenly…
Cabbage Rolls
Ingredients for Filling: 1 medium cabbage, core removed 2 lb lean ground meat (beef, beef & pork, or chicken) 1 large onion, chopped 2 cups rice, cooked 2 or 3 eggs, beaten 1/4 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp dried marjoram (or substitute less oregano) 1 tsp poultry seasoning 2 tsp salt Ingredients for Tomato Sauce: 2…
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