All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘tomatoes’

Tomatoes x 5

Posted Jul 30 2011 by Mark Leslie in  with 0 Comments

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The tomatoes are coming, the tomatoes are coming! Late summer is that magical time of year when garden tomatoes ripen on the vine – and quickly become the thing that you cannot eat or give away fast enough! In all of their deliciousness, it can be hard to keep up. Here are 5 of my favorite tomato dishes, which may …

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Simple cooking – LIVE on KRON-TV

Posted May 9 2011 by Mark Leslie in  with 0 Comments

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Cooking with Henry Tenebaum on KRON 4, San Francisco E-mail subscribers: Click HERE to view the video. Here is my early Saturday morning appearance on KRON 4 in San Francisco with the very popular Henry Tenebaum. Have fun as Henry gives me a hard time while I prepare the simple and quick Italian classic: Tomato & Basil Bruschetta. Henry was …

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1 Tomato, 2 Tomato, 3 Tomato, 4 ~

Posted Feb 25 2011 by Mark Leslie in  with 2 Comments

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Tomato 101 Here is a little “Tomato 101″ video class on tomatoes ~ specifically, canned San Marzano tomatoes, strained tomatoes (featuring the Pomi brand, my favorite), and tomato paste. Why a video on these? Well, the recipes in my book Beyond the Pasta and on this blog use some of these tomato products and people have been asking me to …

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Ah, to love~

Posted Feb 11 2011 by Mark Leslie in  with 3 Comments

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~ The Love Apple ~ (Heirloom Tomato, Onion, Basil and Mint Tart Recipe) When the tomato was first introduced to Italy from South America – yes, the tomato is not indigenous to Italy – it was thought to be poisonous. Its odd, sometimes ugly shape and varying color really made people nervous. Eventually, as it caught on and became more …

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New Year’s Greetings from Viterbo, Italy~

Posted Jan 3 2011 by Mark Leslie in  with 9 Comments

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Start off the New Year reducing your waist ~ Italian-Style As an American I think we sometimes have the false idea that every Italian meal involves large volumes of food – nothing could be farther from the truth. Yes, Italians do eat multiple courses, but the portion size of each of those courses is rather small. It is the New …

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