Posts Tagged ‘Food’

TOMATO + BUFFALO MOZZARELLA SANDWICH WITH FRESH PESTO

Posted in Cooking, Entertaining, Food, Gardening, tagged Buffalo Mozzarella, Caprese Sandwich, Food, Fresh Pesto, tomatoes on May 7, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Happy Thursday! With tomatoes in season, one of my favorite ways to enjoy them is by making this simple yet extremely flavorful sandwich. This is my all-time favorite sandwich.

INGREDIENTS:

Baguette

Tomatoes

Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella

Fresh Pesto

Basil or Arugula

Salt

A baguette is perfect for this sandwich, but if it’s not easily available then any thick country bread would work.

Spread the pesto on both sides of baguette. Add the sliced tomatoes, salt the tomatoes. Stack the sliced buffalo mozzarella on top and add a little salt to the mozzarella. If you don’t have pesto then you can use a good olive oil.

One thing that I didn’t have on hand but would have been fantastic with this sandwich is fresh basil or arugula. Served with a fresh green salad and a small glass of chilled white wine and it’s the perfect lunch.

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WEEKEND MENU

Posted in Food, Home, tagged cheese, dining alfresco, entertaining, Food, outdoors, tomatoes on August 2, 2013| 2 Comments »

The Menu

Some of the most enjoyable entertaining I’ve done has been when friends happened to pop over last-minute. There is not that initial pressure of having everything perfect, and people are usually more relaxed with little expectations for the evening ahead. When this happens, my “go-to menu” typically consists of some type of salad, a good cheese and meat platter, some nuts and some kind of cracker/bread. I also keep some good chocolate in the fridge for something sweet at the end. No cooking involved. Super easy!

Happy Weekend!

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LOVE ITALY

Posted in Food, Travel, tagged Campari & Soda, Food, Four Seasons Florence, Garden, Italy, Poppi, Tuscany on October 14, 2010| 3 Comments »

Hilltop garden in Tuscany

As I had mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been able to travel a bit this summer and my absolute favorite trip this summer was to the beautiful country of Italy. I remember an eight-course meal in Florence, a wonderful market in the village of Poppi and a beautiful garden on a Tuscan hilltop.

There were nine total in our group, so a long table with friends around was easily provided. I’m already looking forward to next year! Below are some of my favorite snap shots from the trip.