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DININg IN
REcIPIES FOR RESORT MADE MEALS
roASTED ToMATo BrUSCHETTE
60 or so cherry tomatoes, halved, stem ends trimmed
Half cup extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary
3 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
3 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves
5 garlic cloves, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Bruschetta or crostini
(grilled or toasted baguette slices)
Preheat oven to 200 degrees
Arrange tomatoes cut side up on a parchment-lined 12 x 16 sheet pan. Drizzle the olive oil over them, scatter the herbs and garlic, and season with salt and pepper. Bake for two hours, turning the tomatoes once.
Coarsely chop the tomatoes for bruschetta or simply press a tomato onto each crostino.
Leftover tomatoes can be packed into jars, topped with olive oil, and stored in the fridge for a week.
cOOK’S NOTE: You may substitute 25 medium tomatoes, quartered or three, large cans of plum tomatoes, drained and quartered for the cherry tomatoes. If you must substitute with dried herbs cut the amount in half.
Keep it simple, Italian style
IT’S HARD TO THINK OF A MORE ITALIAN INgREDIENT THAN THE HUMBLE TOMATO
ADAPTED FroM “THE TUSCAN SUN CooKBooK,” BY FrANCES MAYES AND EDWArD MAYES
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cuisine simply doesn’t exist as there is no single Italian cuisine. Italy has 20 regions and each region or often each province or even each area, has its own culinary tradition. From the north to the south you will find the German style foods in South Tyrol, the African like couscous dishes in Sicily, Tuscany’s rustic foods and spicy Calabrian courses.
Most authentic Italian pasta recipes are very simple with few ingredients such as pasta col sugo (pasta with fresh tomato sauce and parmigiano) or pasta col pesto.
So, if you really want to savour and appreciate authentic Italian cuisine – I’ll be waiting for you in Italy! In the mean time here is a classic Italian recipe pulled from one of the top selling Italian cookbooks of 2013. The Tuscan Sun Cookbook
hen we think of Italian cuisine we often think of pizza and pasta. Let’s start by saying that Italian
TOMATO TOWN: Every Italian region has amazing cuisine but it is hard to go past Tuscany with it’s sun ripened tomatoes and breathtaking scenery.
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