Tomato Soup
American Soup TOMATO SOUP INGREDIENTS 3 garlic cloves 1 small onion 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 bay leaf 1¾ cups chicken or vegetable broth 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon salt 2½ pounds […]
Tag: Tomato
Tomato Rules of Thumb
No one likes an unruly tomato. The really bad ones escape to outer space. So here are rules to keep them on Earth. 1 pound = 2 big* tomatoes = 8 plum tomatoes = […]
Paul’s Awesome English Dictionary: Today’s Word – Madmad
How many times has this happened to you? You can’t stand your job. Your spouse ran off with a tomato trader. There’s nothing on TV once you get home. Or perhaps, just perhaps, you feel […]
Tomato Pie
American Entree TOMATO PIE INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon fresh basil 1½ tablespoons fresh dill 3 green onions 1½ tablespoons fresh oregano 1 tablespoon fresh parsley 2½ pounds tomatoes ½ tablespoon salt ¾ cup […]
De Lancey’s European Fun Festival Tours
Aleta, your tour guide Have fun! Come travel with me. First Weekend in July – The International Witches Fair – Watch reenactors capture witches and heretics. Watch the lost souls get tried. Be enthralled by their […]
Dessert Coffee and Italian Democracy
Italian Dessert AFFOGATO INGREDIENTS 2 cups hot espresso or hot and very strong coffee* 2 scoops vanilla ice cream* * = There’s only two ingredients here. Higher quality ingredients will show up more than in […]
Being Italian means eating tomatoes and loving it
I’ve known this for years about my son, who’s now 13, but the other day something hit me, and I didn’t like it. I had to bring it up. Me: You’re my kid. You’re Italian. […]
One Day Injera and the Looming One-Ton Tomato
Ethiopian Entree ONE DAY INJERA (flatbread) INGREDIENTS 1½ cups teff flour 2 cups water ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons ghee or vegetable oil Makes 4 injeras. Takes 24 hours to ferment […]
Beer Pizza and the Birth of the Round Table
Italian Entree BEER PIZZA INGREDIENTS 1 beer pizza crust (See above recipe.) 1 small onion 1 Roma tomato 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning ½ pound ground sausage ¼ cup beer (additional ¼ cup later) ½ cup […]
Congolose Chicken Peanut Soup and Plate Tectonics
Congolese Soup MUAMBA NSUSU (chicken peanut soup) INGREDIENTS 2½ pounds chicken breasts ½ teaspoon salt 1 large carrot 1 red chile 1 large yellow onion 2 tomatoes 5 cups chicken stock ¾ teaspoon cumin 1 […]