Tomato Bacon Tart

Tomatoes. I’m picking around 2 lbs per day. So, here’s a quick new recipe I made up using what I had on hand. Tomato Bacon Tart 1 box. puff pastry sheets 1 small jar Bacon Jam 5 large tomatoes, sliced Fresh basil Bacon Crumbles Feta cheese for garnish Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Defrost…

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Garden Series: Tomato Panzanella Salad

The last of the tomatoes are just about ripe. How about this great tomato salad for lunch, dinner or a side dish. It’s delicious. Gotta use all of the tomatoes ASAP. 8 oz. fresh Mozzarella balls 2 slices toasted whole wheat sourdough 1 cup cherry tomatoes 2 large beefsteak or red tomatoes 1 lb. baby…

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Garden Series: Authentic Roasted Garden Marinara

So my friend Laurie and I love food. We love recipes. We were talking about the abundance of tomatoes, and she suggested I look up a recipe done by Tony Caputo online, years ago. So I went home and searched trusty google. And there is was. In all it’s glory. Mr. Caputo showed how to…

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Garden Series: Fresh Tomato & Mascarpone Galette

Thinking of all the things to make with these beautiful, ripe tomatoes. Seems as though each morning I wake up, there’s another 25 lbs. of tomatoes ready to use. This may be one of the best things so far with 2020. Gardening. And eating tomatoes. Fresh Tomato & Mascarpone Galette 3 large ripe tomatoes 4…

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Garden Series: Canning Fresh Marinara Sauce

Tomatoes. Tomatoes. Tomatoes. I came home from Montana, and found about 25 lbs of tomatoes to use. Salsa is always a go to. Last year I did Tomato Jam. Which is awesome. But why not try something new? A marinara perhaps? I love a great bowl of fresh sauce and pasta. Don’t you? And because…

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Garden Series: Toasted Sourdough Bruschetta

This recipe is really so easy. I 100% believe the more basic the ingredients the better the tomatoes shine! And this recipe is MADE just for fresh garden tomatoes. It doesn’t get any better than RIGHT NOW to make these. I like to serve them for a light dinner, maybe with a fried egg on…

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Cabbage Roll Soup w/ Food Storage on Studio 5

Here’s the #foodstorage recipe that I shared today on Studio 5. Remember to substitute items, use what you have, and enjoy this journey. Don’t be afraid to try new things, new items, and use variations. Stuffed Cabbage Soup ½ lb. ground beef ½ lb. ground mild Italian sausage 1 red bell pepper 1 onion, diced…

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Homemade Salsa

Homemade salsa. We all love it. And some of us probably have a ton of tomatoes to use. So I made more salsa this week, and here are my two recipes. Feel free to modify these recipes to make it your own.     Happiness right here.     Best sound… sealing canning jars.  …

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