Tapas-inspired, Spanish Meatballs in Saffron Tomato Sauce is a riff on traditional Spanish meatballs, Albondigas. Draped in a ripe, roasted saffron tomato sauce It's smokey and rich with just a hint of bitterness, a dash of heat and a big…
A quick and handy guide to get you cooking like a pro in your own kitchen. How to Blanche Tomatoes in five easy steps. All you need is a pot of boiling water, a wee sharp knife, a slotted spoon,…
Classic Tomato Sauce, one of the five Mother Sauces of the classic French kitchen and the starting point for countless dishes. Classic Tomato Sauce, or Sauce de Tomate or Red Sauce is found across many cultures. It's amazingly versatile, as the…
Loads of ripe tomatoes, a punchy vinaigrette, salami, red onion, black olives and fresh basil makes for a tasty Salami Tomato Salad. Summer cooking for hungry carnivores! Actual conversation in our kitchen on a hot summer day. Thirty-five degrees Celsius,…
A quick, cold fresh bruschetta tossed with hot, fresh-from-the-pot pasta fills the room with tangy aroma. This super simple Summer Spaghetti is a quick side dish or vegetarian main, perfect in the end of summer heat, and ready in under…
This is an everyday salad at Chez Gypsy. A staple of French country cooking, Tomato Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette is the perfect cold side on a hot summer day. Cooking on long, hot days of summer. Ripe produce. Gardens blooming and booming.…
Still stuck in a burger box? Add new flavour to your burger repertoire. The Smoked Gouda Burger with Tomato Compote & Pecan Mayo with bust your out of your burger rut. Niiiiiiice. A big, beefy burger with a smoky cheese…
Sweet and savoury Nectarine and Bocconcini Salad. A vivid taste of summer with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, nectarines and basil served Italian style, lightly dressed and ready in ten minutes. Craving summer I tossed a few of my favourite ingredients in…
