Roasted tomato pasta sauce

June 6, 2009 at 7:55 am (B_(3 stars, like), Cook's Illustrated, Derek's faves, Italian, Quick weeknight recipe, Starches, Summer recipes)

This recipe from Cook’s Illustrated is a nice recipe to make when you have an abundance of summer tomatoes. It’s nothing unusual, but it’s very tasty. The recipe calls for cherry tomatoes but I’ve also made it successfully with just regular tomatoes chopped up.

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Thai-ish tofu and green beans with whole wheat pasta

June 6, 2009 at 7:04 am (B_(3 stars, like), Derek's faves, East and SE Asia, My brain, Pasta, Quick weeknight recipe, Starches, Summer recipes, Tofu)

I threw together this dish for lunch today, with various things I scrounged from the fridge.  I didn’t measure, so all amounts are a guess.  This recipe is similar to one I posted last year for green beans, red peppers, and tofu in a Thai chili paste, but its less fiery, and the addition of pasta and nutritional yeast and sesame seeds makes it taste a bit more co-op pan-Asian and a bit less Thai. Read the rest of this entry »

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