This show-stopper pasta dish is easier and faster than it looks. You can also make it earlier in the day, store it covered in the fridge and place in the oven just before dinner time. Serve with a large green salad. Bonus Recipe: Be creative and use the filling as an appetizer instead. Toast or…
Tag: Garlic
Meatballs & Bucatini with Rustic Tomato Sauce
We throw this in the slow cooker when we are super busy but need a filling meal at the end of the day. The meatballs are super tender and the sauce is flavorful, chunky and loose. I use a mix of fresh herbs from the garden when available and dried herbs during the winter. I typically use fire-roasted tomatoes, but you can use crushed tomatoes as well.
Growing Garlic
Almost everything we cook in our house starts with garlic. It’s that flavor bomb that I almost double the amount automatically when I try a recipe. It brings a dish together. On its own, its sweet and creamy when roasted with a drizzle of olive oil, a touch of salt and pepper and good enough to just slather on bread.
Roasted Cantina Salsa
Elevate your Taco Tuesday – Ditch the jarred salsa and make your own big batch for now and later. Comes together in about 30 minutes and can be refrigerated up to one month. Remember to unwind with a margarita and open a bag of chips. Tips: I use roma tomatoes from my garden. The thick…