Recipes You Can Use

Roasted Tomato Pasta Sauce

2 lbs tomatoes
Some olive oil for roasting
2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
2 Tbsp olive oil

Preheat oven to 400. Cut medium tomatoes into quarters, or large tomatoes into eighths. Arrange on a rimmed baking sheet (do not use glass) with cut sides up. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt. Roast tomatoes for 40 minutes to an hour until cooked through. Serve with any pan juices.

Combine all ingredients and serve over pasta.

Spicy Sauteed Kale

To make a quick meal add to cooked rice and steamed carrots.

1 bunch kale
2Tbsp Olive Oil
1 small red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 dried hot pepper, chopped
1Tbsp red wine vinegar
salt to taste

Stem the kale and chop coarsely. Heat a large skillet, add oil and onions, and cook until softened, 6 minutes. Add garlic and hot pepper, saute 1 minute. Reduce heat to med-low add kale and cook stirring occasionally. When the greens are fully tender—from a few minutes to fifteen, depending on maturity—remove the lid and allow any excess liquid to cook away. Turn off the heat and add the vinegar and salt.

Fruit Salsa

This salsa can be made with nearly any fruit: melons, peaches, nectarines, plums, or mangos and makes a nice sauce served with pork.

1 - 1/2 cups fruit, cut into small diced pieces
1/2 fresh jalapeno, seeded and minced
1/4 cup minced onion
1 tablespoon minced cilantro
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin
salt and pepper to taste

Mix all the ingredients, including salt and pepper to taste, in a medium bowl. let stand for 15 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.