tomatoes

  • This Tomato Egg Drop Soup is a delicious vegetarian soup that is customizable and filling! For best results, use in-season or heirloom tomatoes! Egg drop soup is most commonly associated with Chinese cuisine, especially delicious Chinese-American takeout spots. But many cultures have their own version of egg drop soup, from Italian stracciatella to Polish lane…

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  • This creamy Summer Eggplant Risotto is the perfect seasonal vegetarian dish! Risotto is easier to make than you think, with these step-by-step instructions. For me, eggplant can be hit or miss. It’s really easy to get eggplant wrong – it’ll turn mushy at the blink of an eye if you’re not careful. I love fried…

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  • This Heirloom Tomato BLT is the perfect summer sandwich! Upgrade your BLT with the seasonal twists of basil aioli and heirloom tomatoes. I am one of those people who will not eat raw tomatoes when they’re not in season. I’m not trying to be a snob about it, I promise! But the flavorless, anemic tomatoes…

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  • This Summer Peach Salsa showcases the best of fresh summer produce! Made from seasonal vegetables, it’s the perfect simple + delicious dip! One of my favorite parts of summer is the abundance of stone fruit – peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, you name it. Stone fruits, aka drupes, are named thusly because of the stone (=seed)…

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  • Inspired by the viral TikTok recipe by @violetwitchel, this Mediterranean Dense Bean Salad is a simple and healthy vegetarian dish packed with bright, vibrant flavors! It’s made with a mixture of canned beans and fresh vegetables, making it the perfect recipe for meal prep and no-cook, summer dinners! I’ll admit, I was super salty when…

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  • Make your own restaurant-quality Heirloom Tomato Margaritas at home with this seasonal, delicious recipe! It’s perfect for all of your summer tomatoes! As longtime readers of this blog will know, I am a certified #FallGirlie, as evidenced by the deluge of fall recipes (comparatively) I come up with every year. However, this year I’ve been…

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  • This healthy, vegan Italian Grinder Salad is the perfect way to enjoy classic grinder flavors without bread! But it also can be served in a sandwich, on toast, or tossed with pasta for a delicious pasta salad. One of my husband’s favorite take-out meals is an Italian grinder sandwich from Jersey Mike’s. If you’re not…

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  • These savory, festive Pumpkin Pinwheels are the perfect fall appetizer! Serve them with Thanksgiving dinner, or make a batch for a Halloween movie night! For whatever reason, I’ve always been intimidated by puff pastry. Even though you can buy it pre-made in a box, it still seems so *~fancy~*. But fear not, these Pumpkin Pinwheels…

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