GAZPACHO
Gaspacho is the perfect iced cold soup for a hot summers day. The secret is in the tomatoes, there is no substitute for ripe fragrant, sweet tomatoes. You could … Continue Reading →
MONKVALLEY: Memories and thoughts about food and a life lived in the Loire Valley, France
Gaspacho is the perfect iced cold soup for a hot summers day. The secret is in the tomatoes, there is no substitute for ripe fragrant, sweet tomatoes. You could … Continue Reading →
Pasta with a sauce of uncooked tomatoes,and herbs is one of the delights of summer. This is so very easy to make. It is taken from one of our … Continue Reading →
This easy and tasty dressing makes a refreshing change to the usual french style vinegarette. Ingredients serves 4 1 kg Tomatoes thickly sliced 6 – 8 mint leaves Sea … Continue Reading →
This is a dish we’ve had many times, it’s easy and as always when you roast Tomatoes and peppers they become deliciously rich and unctuous. Serve as a starter or … Continue Reading →
Another recipe using tomatoes, plus your freshly harvested green beans. If you’ve never roasted green beans, you have missed a treat. Ingredients. Serves 6 500g Cherry tomatoes on the vine, … Continue Reading →
Summer for me says “tomatoes”. Salads, tarts, sauces, I remember fondly the squashed tomato sandwich’s I used to take on school picnics. Probably been in my pocket for 5 hours … Continue Reading →
A simple tomato tart, another way to use up all those gorgeous tomatoes. I just thought “a tart” (as you do) and started to throw a few ideas around, … Continue Reading →
What to do when you have a glut of tomatoes. Well sauce is our usual course, but Sheila wanted to try drying in the sun and with temperatures knocking 40 … Continue Reading →