Fresh Cucumber and Tomato Salad: A Summer Garden Classic July 17, 2026 There are few dishes that capture the feeling of a summer garden quite like a simple cucumber and tomato salad. Like a summer panzanella…
Canning Homemade Tomato Chutney September 18, 2025 These days in late August and early September I am swimming in fresh tomatoes from the garden! While tomato sauce, tomato soup and pizza…
Fresh Homemade Tomato Soup August 22, 2025 There’s nothing quite like the rich, comforting taste of homemade tomato soup made from fresh, homegrown tomatoes. If you’ve spent the season tending to…
Panzanella Salad November 8, 2024 Panzanella is hands down my favorite salad. Hailing from Tuscany and surrounding regions of Italy, panzanella is a bread salad which always combines bread…
Garden Fresh Gazpacho August 20, 2024 Here’s my favorite garden fresh gazpacho recipe for a cool summer treat. You can make this recipe for one, or quadruple it and make…
Spaghetti Squash with Bolognese Sauce September 29, 2022 This spaghetti squash bolognese is the gluten-free pasta dinner you’ve been longing for! Easy to make and full of flavor, you’ll be glad you…
Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe for Canning September 12, 2021 Homemade Pizza Sauce is not the same as Pasta Sauce. The number one question I get asked is – what’s the difference? (And would…
Cheery Cherry Tomato Gin Bloody Mary July 21, 2021 Wondering what to do with all of the cherry tomatoes from your garden? Here’s a Friday evening recipe for a spicy cherry tomato Bloody…
Quick Cherry Tomato Sauce with Tiny Tomatoes July 4, 2021 It’s cherry tomato season again! I don’t know about you, but the most prolific tomato plants here at Montegatta are the cherry tomatoes. My…
Mussels and Fettuccini with Tomatoes and Parmesan November 18, 2020 This dish of Mussels and Fettuccini with Tomatoes and Parmesan is a fast dish to prepare. It’s nice to have a fresh gourmet meal…
Elements to Make a Great Slow Cooker Chili January 4, 2020 I love slow cooker chili for a cool, rainy day. It can simmer in the slow-cooker all afternoon, making the house smell so yummy,…
Easy Chicken Parmesan November 16, 2019 Hot bubbly Chicken Parmesan is so good! I made this last night and it has me wondering why I don’t make it more often!…
Tomato Sauce Recipe for Canning September 2, 2019 Oh, I love this time of year! It’s tomato sauce season! Fresh tomatoes from the garden are a favorite in this house. I grow way more…
