Spaghetti w/Stewed Tomatoes & Fresh Basil

There’s nothing like the flavor and aroma of fresh tomatoes in the summertime. After stocking up on a bounty of tomatoes at the Hollywood Farmer’s Market I decided to make this light pasta dish courtesy of G. Garvin’s Dining In.
Recipe for Spaghetti w/Stewed Tomatoes & Fresh Basil after the jump.

We’re back!

Look for brand new food posts starting Monday! Yes, that’s muesli.

We’ll be back!

I have to take a quick break from blogging because the New Year has me SWAMPED with work for my real job. I will try to be back posting as soon as possible. I have a lot of food to share! So please stay with me while i dig myself out of this work hole.
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Happy Eating and Merry Christmas!

This is what happens when you let a 2 1/2 year old hold a camera!
Anyway, I just wanted to wish the readers of this blog (all 20 of you…lol) a very Merry Christmas and lots of good eating and happy times with friends and family. Me? I am once again playing hostess and have a [...]

The Perfect Pancakes

I was always on the lookout for the perfect recipe. A simple, no frills option that turned out perfectly golden pancakes each and every time.  A few years ago I tried this one and the results were fantastic. I have used only this recipe since then and it’s easily adaptable if you want to make [...]

Spinach & Tomato Frittata

So I was going through my crisper the other day to try and clean it up before I start storing Christmas dinner ingredients in there when I noticed I had a bunch of spinach leaves thisclose to going bad. I also found half an onion and a few vine tomatoes on their last leg. This [...]

Grits & Sausage Bake

I love the idea of quiches and other baked dishes for breakfast. I found this recipe for a grits and sausage bake on the back of an old shool box of grits. Cheesy, crumbily and deliciously satisfying (my husband performed his signature fork lick after the first bite), this dish is perfect for larger families [...]

Testing and Techniques

I am testing out my twitterfeed but also wanted to hip you to a great crash course on some popular cooking techniques over at the San Francisco Chronicle. They teach you how to do everything from breading to folding to making a roux and there are videos too! So if you’re a novice, a little [...]

Whole Grain Buscuits w/Gravy

Who doesn’t love biscuits and gravy? I took this traditional treat and added a dose of *health* and fiber by using whole wheat flour.

Eggs Benedict w/ Crab & Spicy Creole Mustard

*Sorry for the low quality picture*
This recipe is from an episode of G. Garvin’s show ‘Turning up the Heat”.