Not-Sun Dried Tomatoes

Do you love sundried tomatoes?  Who doesn’t?  Even a lot of people who don’t care for raw tomatoes love those, and I certainly do.  I’d eat them all the time, except that they tend to be moderately pricey, especially for the good ones. So what will you?  I’ve tried to make them at home multiple times before.  Since I distinctly lack any facility for drying … Continue reading Not-Sun Dried Tomatoes

Red Chili Con Carne for Dark Stormy Days

I’ve needed a bit of a rest after the activity of the parties, the guests, and running around all of previous weekend.  In addition to this, a couple of cyclones with reeeally low-pressure zones have passed over Sweden in the past week, rendering me into a tiny ball of hibernating creature in a pile of blankets. So, I have spent the remainder of the week … Continue reading Red Chili Con Carne for Dark Stormy Days

Roasted Tomato Soup to Curl Up on Sofa With

Tomato, the favorite vegetable of the West. If you don’t count potatoes, that is, but I don’t.  Those are starches, not vegetables to me.  No contraversy intended – simply put, it’s my nomenclature and I’m sticking to it.  But, this post is not about splitting hairs, or vegetables, so to speak – it’s about the absolutely easiest and delicious roasted tomato soup you can make … Continue reading Roasted Tomato Soup to Curl Up on Sofa With