Italian-style tomatoes go for a brief simmer with tender white cannellini beans and garden-fresh spinach. Serve over hot penne and spoon crumbled bits of feta cheese over the top for a creamy sharp bite with every mouthful.
Beginning with my Fast Chicken Soup Base it is easy to knock hours off of the cooking time usually needed for homemade chicken soup and still end up with soup that tastes even better than the 'from scratch' method. With a little creativity you can easily make two varieties of these soul-satisfying meals.
Grilled Rosemary-Chicken Panini with Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomatoes is a delicious solution to the busy weeknight dinner dilemma. This excellent sandwich is loaded with fresh flavor and is guaranteed to satisfy any appetite.
Worth their weight in gold. Four pounds of tomatoes and a bit of salt produce a quart of these amazing dried tomatoes. We like to store them in olive oil to keep them plump and moist.
This Roast Chicken Breasts with Garbanzo Beans, Tomatoes, and Paprika recipe contains extra-virgin olive oil, chicken breast halves, garbanzo beans, plain yogurt, cherry tomatoes and more.
This Fava Bean, Asparagus, and Arugula Salad with Shaved Pecorino recipe contains fava beans, pecorino romano, extra-virgin olive oil, asparagus, arugula and more.
This savory salad epitomizes the concept of fresh food fast. It's quick and easy and loaded with flavorful ingredients such as crisp-tender asparagus, perfectly cooked pink salmon, red onion, and a refreshing lemon juice-
Easy to prepare, but oh so elegant...these tempting appetizers feature asparagus spears individually wrapped with prosciutto, garlic & herb cheese and flaky puff pastry.
The Chubby Vegetarian featured this recipe with homemade polenta. I've adapted the recipe to include items that I already had on hand including the polenta
