Archives for August 2008

Fresh Tomatoes & Pasta

August 30, 2008 by

Easy, quick & delicious. Serve alongside anything or just have some crusty bread. Yum!

1 lb. cooked pasta – you pick
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 medium sized fresh tomatoes, chopped/diced
4 Tbsp. minced garlic – or more to taste
1/2 cup or more to taste grated Parmesan or Romano – you pick
1 cup loosely packed fresh basil
Freshly ground black pepper
Kosher or sea salt

While cooking the pasta, in a pan heat the olive oil, sizzle the garlic for a minute, add the tomatoes, sprinkle salt & pepper on let this cook on simmer, stirring occasionally while pasta is cooking.

Drain pasta, place back into pan and then pour the tomatoes over, mix, sprinkle on the cheese & basil; mix well. Add pepper & salt to taste – more pepper the better!

Filed Under: Macaroni / Pasta

Peach Pork Picante

August 27, 2008 by

Ole! This is great over rice.

4 pork/loin chops, cut into small chunks
1 packet Taco seasoning pack
2 Tbsp. olive oil – extra virgin is best
3 tsp. minced garlic – or to taste
3 medium sized tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup peach preserves
Black pepper to taste

In a large skillet, heat the oil. While it’s heating, toss the meat with the taco seasoning pack in a large plastic or paper bag. Place in the hot pan and cook stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes, or until nicely browned.

Then add all the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer, cover and cook for about 30 minutes – until done.

Place white rice in individual bowls and ladle this over the top.

Filed Under: Pork