An easy homemade fig jam recipe, a divine marriage of sweet purple figs, tangy pomegranate and exotic Madagascar vanilla, sweetened with just a touch of wild honey. Let's talk about my obsession with figs and this easy fig jam recipe I threw together yesterday. I would like to brag about the fact that I actually picked every single one of those figs with my own little hands, like a boss! Thank you for the applause teeheehee I had to do it myself before mister Nutty the squirrel ...
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Tomato Tart Recipe with Goat Cheese & Puff Pastry
A simple tomato tart recipe made with flaky puff pastry sheets covered in whipped goat cheese, then layered with the finest heirloom tomatoes and fresh herbs. A sheet of store bought puff pastry, a creamy goat cheese that I whipped in my food processor with a little olive oil, plus freshly picked heirloom tomatoes and herbs. Seriously, the easiest tomato tart recipe you will ever make! I beg to argue it s also the best, but hey I might be a little partial so don’t take my word for it, ...
Tomato Burrata Caprese Salad
This Burrata Caprese salad recipe is for those days when you have the finest heirloom tomatoes sitting on the kitchen counter, but can’t decide between fresh mozzarella and ricotta cheese to pile them over. The struggle is real! So you naturally reach for the finest soft cheese on the planet, right? And you make a tomato burrata salad served over fresh basil pesto, like a boss! Because If you have perfect tomatoes, you most likely have a little bit too much fresh basil that needs to be used ...
Best Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Hands down the best vegetarian stuffed peppers recipe ever, easy, hearty and healthy made with wild mushrooms and arborio risotto rice Italian style. Cooked in a San Marzano tomato sauce, can be finished on the stove top, in the oven or even your crock pot. You guys, I’m just here to talk about what is the best stuffed peppers recipe of all time! I swear on my saffron, they are irresistible! I totally realize the thermometer shows like 95”F outside, but seriously, who doesn’t love good ...
Puff Pastry Pizza with Fresh Tomatoes, Burrata & Prosciutto
A fresh summer puff pastry pizza , made with freshly picked heirloom tomatoes, heavenly burrata and a smooth basil and garlic chives green sauce. This puff pastry pizza is dedicated to all of you dear friends who share my heirloom tomato obsession and burrata cheese addiction! Because you and I are one and the same! Why Puff Pastry Pizza you ask ? Summer is in full blast in California, and as much I stand 100% behind my rustic pizza dough, there is no way I’m blasting my oven to 500”F to heat ...
Easy Chicken Stew ( Grandma’s Recipe for Chicken Stew )
This easy chicken stew over yellow polenta is a fine, rustic peasant meal, the kind that feeds not only your hunger but the depths of your soul. Today I’m just bringing back to the front page an easy chicken stew, which is my Grandma's recipe for chicken stew. The best chicken stew recipe that stood the test of time for generations. This is how this blog actually started, with me making notes to self of this rustic and so loved easy chicken stew recipe... With a very heavy heart I bring it ...
Whipped Goat Cheese Crostini Recipe
Easy, Goddess whipped goat cheese crostini appetizers with fresh herbs! Let’s talk about one of my favorite subjects: How to make crostini and bruschetta talk! At the risk of being judged a bruschetta snob, I would like to reiterate the fact that crostini or bruschetta are not toast. They are grilled pieces of bread, with a charred smoky exterior and soft interior, rubbed nicely with a garlic clove, brushed with olive oil and then topped with some goodies of your choice. I’m sure we ...
Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe Video
The best cucumber tomato salad (+Video), made with the finest heirloom tomatoes, fragrant basil and oregano, cucumbers, green and red onions in a homemade Italian olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing. I’ve been dying to bring back this tomato salad recipe from the archives, because more than anything it reminds me of the man in the photo, my grandfather. This space only exists because of him, and it all started with this rustic salad. I must have watched him make it a hundred times, ...
Italian Roasted Pepper Salad Recipe
Italian style roasted pepper salad recipe made with smoky roasted sweet or bell peppers, marinated in a true Italian dressing of extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar. Really lovely on the antipasto platter with goat cheese, garnished with capers, toasted pine nuts and fresh basil. One of my favorite things to make with sweet or bell peppers is this Italian roasted pepper salad. Luckily i stumbled upon a great organic sale at the market so I stocked up on a few pounds of peppers. Tough ...
Spinach Artichoke Grilled Cheese Panini Recipe
An Italian Grilled Cheese Panini, made with flavor loaded smoked mozzarella cheese, artichoke hearts and baby spinach. These spinach artichoke grilled cheese panini are true Italian sandwiches. Crispy on the outside with creamy smoked mozzarella on the inside, hugging tightly with tender artichoke hearts and fresh baby spinach. Who can resist right ? Definitely not me. Grilled cheese panini, pizza and bruschetta are my weakness, and if I eat them they better be pretty amazing. For these ...