Category Archive for "Mushrooms & Vegetables"

Caprese Salade on a Stick

23Aug

This is an excellent idea for a cocktail party. Everything is on a stick making it easy to eat. Around this time of year I have hundreds of small cherry tomatoes and this is a great way to use them. Fresh and tasty! Prepare the balsamic sauce as described in this recipe: ‘Italian...

Cherry Tomato Salad with Onions and Basil

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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21Aug

Light, fresh and tasty salad, a great side dish to meat or fish. You can add small balls of mozzarella....

Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Rosemary and Garlic

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12Aug

Easy, quick recipe, a wonderful side dish to meat or fish. Sweet cherry tomatoes with a nice garlic flavor and aroma of rosemary. Rosemary can be finely chopped or put twigs on top of tomatoes. Instead of rosemary, you can try other herbs such as thyme, oregano or basil....

Cucumber-Tomato Salad

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05Aug

I look for easy ways to use fresh veggies during this laid-back time of year, so here is another simple recipe for when you have extra cucumbers and tomatoes. This is a light tasty salad from my childhood. Usually we use sunflower oil, but it can be replaced with olive or vegetable oil, or alternatively mix the vegetables with sour...

Tomato-Pepper Pasta Sauce

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01Aug

My husband made a great tomato sauce for ravioli but you can use this sauce for any pasta also. The sauce is simple to make, full of flavor and can be enjoyed for a few days in a row with all different kinds of meals. The tomato-pepper pasta sauce an excellent dish for a casual dinner at home or...

Red Cabbage

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31Jul

Most Georgian recipes are spicy and flavorful and this recipe is a good example. It's an excellent appetizer to serve at dinner or on a holiday. Crunchy and slightly spicy cabbage pairs well with meat, potatoes or pasta. In the marinade you can add apple cider vinegar as well. If you love spicy food you can add an...

Salad with Marinated Tomatoes

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24Jul

An easy and healthy salad. For this recipe you can use dense green tomatoes also. Very tasty Russian-Ukrainian appetizer. Thanks for the recipe to my friend, Svetlana Kruk!...

Avocado and Cucumber Smoothie

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10Jul

This smoothie is good for a light summer supper. I did not expect that I will enjoy it. Fruit smoothies, yes, tasty, refreshing, but a vegetable...I'm not a fan. But, after trying it, I couldn't stop, delicious, original, nourishing and very healthy. Blend the celery and parsley in a blender (I don't have a juice machine) and then squeezed...