Tag: Tomato

Squid Ink Pasta with Shrimp (Easy Halloween Recipe)

Squid Ink Pasta with Shrimp (Easy Halloween Recipe)

If you’re looking for a last-minute easy Halloween recipe that’s more fun and festive than frightening, then this show-stopping Squid Ink Pasta with Shrimp is just what you need! I found this trippy looking black and white bow tie pasta at Home Goods when I…

Vegetarian Chili with Summer Vegetables

Vegetarian Chili with Summer Vegetables

I decided to test out a Vegetarian Chili with Summer Vegetables recipe from the June 2020 Food Network magazine. Wait what…chili in the summer time? Yes please! Okay…so maybe I wasn’t all that interested in the recipe when I was first thumbing through, but that’s…

Marinated Flank Steak with Corn, Asparagus, and Tomato Salad

Marinated Flank Steak with Corn, Asparagus, and Tomato Salad

I had been looking for an excuse to buy an indoor grill pan for a while…and filming this Marinated Flank Steak with Corn, Asparagus, and Tomato Salad episode was it.  I’m sure this recipe will taste even better on an outdoor grill, so if you…

Summer Veggie Spaghetti

Summer Veggie Spaghetti

I’ll never forget how one of my friends described my food. She said “your food always looks so simple that at first glance, you’re not sure it would have lots of flavor, but it SURPRISINGLY always does!”  Haha… I’m not sure if that’s a compliment or…

Poached Egg Sandwiches (open faced)

Poached Egg Sandwiches (open faced)

When you crack into a beautifully poached egg and the yolk comes dribbling down, you almost expect to hear a heavenly chorus.  These simple yet glorious breakfast “sandwiches” are a healthier and easier nod to Eggs Benedict. There’s no Canadian bacon or hollandaise sauce involved……

Fish Tacos with Fresh Salsa

Fish Tacos with Fresh Salsa

I have to admit that I didn’t grow a love for fish tacos until I spent some time living in California, so that wasn’t until pretty recently.  And then we moved to Chicago and went through a looong brutal winter, so I forgot all about…