Hi there! Happy 4th of July weekend to all of my fellow Americans! I am certainly looking forward to a 3-day holiday weekend. Whose got fun plans for the 4th? I've got a beach yoga class and hanging out at a friend's house on the agenda, and I'm hoping to catch some fireworks on Saturday night. Today I'm sharing a new recipe that will probably become a go-to dinner in my kitchen. Packed with veggies and flavor, it's a healthy meal that revolves around my recent favorite kitchen gadget: my spiralizer! I've seriously been a spiralizing maniac. My hubby and I have eaten zoodles so often in the last few months, he's started joking around and putting the letter 'z' in words where it shouldn't be. For instance, we started saying 'zauce' instead of tomato sauce. He told me I ... [Read More]
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The Basil Thief
Hi friends! Hope you had/are having a wonderful weekend. Mine has been a lot of fun, and it's not quite over yet! I think that True Blood episodes make Sunday nights a little bit more fun. :) Here are some snapshots of my weekend: I broke my weeklong hiatus from dairy with an even more awesome grilled cheese than I made last week: fried zucchini + cheddar + avocado + tomato [from my own plant] + horseradish mustard on whole wheat = deliciousness. Since it was ungodly hot in my town this weekend, my hubby and I headed to the beach to cool off. We hit a lot of traffic on the way there and were wondering if going to the coast was a good move, but then we got to the beach in Monterey and it was perfect weather there - totally worth it. After beachin' it, we went into town to ... [Read More]
Pasta Pomodoro Please
When it comes to cooking, tons of ingredients don't necessarily equate to deliciousness. Sometimes the simplest of recipes are the best. This is the case for my very favorite pasta sauce.... You might have caught on by now that I love tomatoes. My adoration for them began as a kid growing up in Jersey, eating the giant tomatoes my grandpa grew in his garden. My love for tomatoes only grew when I studied abroad in Italy. I talked about this when I did a post about classic tomato sauce awhile ago, but while in Sicily, I ate a ridiculous amount of tomatoes - a lot of the time in caprese salads or pasta pomodoro. I seriously never got sick of eating these dishes! If you ask different people, you'll get different answers, but to me, a pomodoro sauce and a marinara sauce differ in ... [Read More]
Tomato Sauce Freak
If someone were to ask me what my all-time favorite meal is, I'd probably say a dish of capellini pomodoro, along with ample amounts of wine and just baked bread (hello delicious carbs!). When fresh and well-flavored, I just love a dish centered around a simple tomato sauce. Out of all of the good food that my mom makes, her homemade sauce is one of my favorite things. She'll make a ridiculously huge pot, and I seriously can eat (and have eaten) a bowl of it on its own. Though I already was a fan, my love for tomato sauce (and tomatoes in general) only grew when I studied abroad in Italy. I frequently would eat a pomodoro pasta dish for dinner there, and I never got sick of it. I looked back at my Italy photos to find picture proof of my mild obsession, and though I couldn't find ... [Read More]