Posted in Recipes, South Beach-friendly, salad, tomatoes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian on March 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After all the good eating I’ve done during this past week while I’ve been away, I am practically in a food coma. I came home and immediately knew that I needed to eat something wholesome, light, healthy, and cleansing. What could be better than an Israeli salad? Tangy and crunchy, fresh and just bursting with great flavors, [...]
Posted in Italian, Recipes, South Beach-friendly, dairyfree recipes, soup, tomatoes, vegetables, vegetarian on February 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I just love roasted vegetables. Roasting develops each vegetable’s essence, and softens and mellows it. What better combination than to add roasted vegetables to a soup? Today, I made an Italian-influenced soup with some of my favorite roasted vegetables, but you could substitute for your own personal favorites. It’s so much fun to experiment in [...]
Posted in Italian, Recipes, dairyfree recipes, pasta, sauces, tomatoes, turkey bacon, vegetables on February 17, 2008 | No Comments »
A warm and hearty pasta dish could not have been more welcome than tonight - it’s been cold, rainy, and miserable outside. Home-style Italian cooking evokes the robust flavors of the Tuscan region, and more than sates our appetites - it is as delicious to eat as it is beautiful to behold. Buon Appetito!
Pasta with [...]
Posted in Recipes, South Beach-friendly, chicken, dairyfree recipes, main dishes, side dishes, tomatoes on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »
I visited Provence, France, for the very first time a couple of years ago, and really fell in love with the entire region. The Mediterranean-influenced cuisine only enhanced my whole visit; it is healthy, regionally inspired, and flavorful. When I dream about returning, my mind floats back to some of the really simple and wholesome meals I [...]
Posted in Italian, Recipes, dairyfree recipes, fish, main dishes, pasta, sauces, tomatoes on February 10, 2008 | No Comments »
This is an easy, flavorful, and light pasta dish to make. Seafood and marinara sauce complement each other so nicely, I think. It’s a colorful meal and really lends itself to the angel-hair pasta that it is served upon. Buon Appetito!
Grilled salmon on dilled marinara pasta
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 pound salmon filets, cut into [...]
Posted in Italian, Recipes, dairyfree recipes, lactose intolerant, main dishes, pasta, sauces, tomatoes, turkey bacon on January 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Any lactose-intolerant person will tell you that ravioli, traditionally filled with ricotta cheese, is absolutely out of the question. The milk sugar content in ricotta cheese is quite high, enough to cause uncomfortable symptoms, at the very least. Silken tofu comes to the rescue as a filling substitute for ravioli, but it is quite bland [...]
Posted in Italian, Recipes, South Beach-friendly, dairyfree recipes, main dishes, polenta, sausage, soy cheese, tomatoes, vegetables on January 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Store-bought tube polenta is a wonderful cornmeal creation that serves as a vessel for whatever it is made with. It also tastes very good just sliced and sauted with a little olive oil and mildly seasoned with salt and pepper. This dish has a nice bite from the tapenade spooned on top, which offsets the neutral taste [...]
Posted in Recipes, casseroles, chicken, dairyfree recipes, main dishes, soy cheese, tomatoes, vegetables on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
I prepared this dish and assembled it the night before, and when I came home from work today, I simply threw it in the oven and presto! Delicious dinner after a hard day - what could be more rewarding (besides having the next day off maybe?) This is very easy to make. I hope it [...]
Posted in Recipes, dairyfree recipes, fish, pasta, sauces, tomatoes on January 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A delicious marriage of flavors, here is a Mediterranean-inspired dish that is sure to please your palate with every scrumptious bite. Enjoy!
Tuna nicoise pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 shallots, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 16-ounce can of diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
2 teaspoons of sugar
1/2 tablespoon [...]
Posted in Jewish cuisine, Recipes, South Beach-friendly, soup, tomatoes on January 16, 2008 | No Comments »
This soup holds a place near and dear to my heart, as it was a family favorite that my grandmother would always make for us. With an ultra-fresh slice (or two) of challah bread, this is on my top 5 penultimate comfort foods list. The original recipe calls for 3-4 pounds of flanken, but I [...]
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