Posts Tagged tomatoes

Make Food, Not Excuses

A summer vegetable tian – otherwise known as a quiche in search of a crust – with slow-roasted herby tomatoes and courgettes – ’tis the Mediterranean on a plate


Spud Sunday: A Taste of June

Can I tempt you with some patatas bravas, inspired by the upcoming Campo Viejo Tapas Trail, or perhaps some free Taste of Dublin tickets & a case of Carmen Carmenere instead?


Spud Sunday: The Irish-Italian Job

Italian cooking may be more about tomatoes than potatoes, but Catherine Fulvio’s new book – Catherine’s Italian Kitchen – does have some Irish-Italian ideas for combining the two. Her potato and tomato bake is a case in point.


We Have Ways Of Making You Eat

Francesco Mazzei designs some new pizza, pasta and salad items for Milano’s and I get to have a taste. In the end, though, the current cold weather inclines me more towards my own minestrone soup.


Colouring Food Red

A little while back, Angela from Spinach Tiger asked the food blogging community to cook red to remember World Aids Day. I was happy to oblige with this recipe for sliced tomatoes in a bloody mary sauce.


Spud Sunday: A Chilean Tale

It was Chile all the way at the Santa Rita Wines Local Heroes launch. What more appropriate thing could I do afterward than to make some Chilean-insired potato-filled empanadas.


All Souped Up

This can be soup or this can be stew – either way, it’s a chunky, hearty mix of black beans and tomatoes, with a nice chili kick. A real winter warmer.