Tag: Tomatoes
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Tomato Passata: Saving The Taste Of Summer
So many tomatoes! What to do with them all? My lovely neighbour grew a whole lot of tomato plants from seed this year. He had so many, that he gave me piles of seedlings to plant in my vegetable garden. Usually, I care for the tomatoes night and day for months, then we…
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Sicilian Swordfish Steaks
Sicily gets into your blood This week I’m taking a little trip down (my) memory lane with this swordfish steak dish. I love this recipe for baking the fish with a coating of breadcrumbs, almonds and parsley! It was difficult to take a good photo of it, but I hope you can get…
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Marinated Shrimps With Tomato Salsa
A quick and delicious dinner: shrimps are great to keep on hand! I always keep a bag of frozen shrimps/prawns in the freezer for those times when I just don’t know what to make for dinner. They’re quick to thaw out and very fast to cook, and it doesn’t take much to make…
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Salmorejo (Cold Tomato And Bread Soup)
Why you should make Spanish salmorejo soup Here we are on Part III of Tapas Month on Italian Kiwi! I hope you’ve been enjoying the change of pace so far. If you want to have a look at the tapas up until now, you can feast on battered tiny fish and roasted surprise peppers. This…
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Pasta Salad To Beat The Heat!
We have pasta for lunch nearly every day. We have to, otherwise we would be disowned from Italian society. It’s one of the rules of holding an Italian passport. In the Summer months, the thought of a hot pasta dish can sometimes feel like a little too much, so we welcome pasta salads!…
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Fresh pasta (Maltagliati) with Lentil Sauce
I know that since my post last week on making fresh pasta at home, you’ve all been madly producing kilos and kilos of the stuff. It’s hanging off every hanging surface you have: chairs, clotheslines, broom-handles, and now….what to do with all that bounty?! Just a boring old tomato sauce doesn’t make the…
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Beef And Carrot Stew (Spezzatino )
With the nights getting colder, beef stew is very welcoming Winter’s rolling in. There’s frost on the grass in the mornings and ice on the car windows. Though, luckily where I live (at least in my opinion!), the temperature then rises to about 15 to 20 degrees C or so during the day.…
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Bruschetta (Italian Tomato and Garlic Bread)
The strawberries had a better party to go to this year Well, maybe you all actually know how to make bruschetta, but even if you do, I hope that this post will remind you of it since there are loads of wonderful tomatoes and basil coming into season right around now…..well, at least there…
