Jess's Caprese Salad

Jun 08, 2007 - I eat caprese salads like this at least two or three times a week. I like them because they are so simple - just tomatoes, onion, fresh basil, boccini with a drizzle of oil and balsamic! A lot of the time I just throw the stuff on a plate, but I actually took some time making this one look nice ;-)Jess's caprese salad - 3 Comments

Caprese Skewers

Feb 15, 2007 - When my boyfriend and I first moved into together, we had a house warming party that was all skewers (super fun and really easy clean-up, just make sure you have garbage cans handy). The biggest hit of the party was the Caprese Skewers, a simple and colorful appetizer. Ingredients Cherry Tomato Fresh Mozzarella balls (roughly the same size as the Cherry Tomatoes) Olive Oil (I love Sciabica Basil olive oil - they are the oldest olive oil producer in California) Fresh Basil Balsamic Vinegar (optional) salt and pepper Skewers 1. - 10 Comments

Pasta Caprese

Jun 18, 2007 - Ripest juiciest tomatoes you can find (mine are home grown...woo hoo) 1 bunch fresh basil torn into pieces 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil a clove garlic minced smidgeon of anchovy paste handful of capers (rinsed) some crushed red pepper if you like it hot 3/4 lb fresh mozarella diced in cubes (you MUST try buffalo mozzarella if you can find it- Whole Foods usually has it as does TJ's) 1 T of balsamic vinegar (or a little more or less to taste) 1 lbs dried pasta (zita or rigatoni work best) about 1 1/2 hours before serving, stir your anchovy paste into the olive oil in a large serving bowl (you CAN leave it out, but try it even if you think you don't like anchovies....). add the garlic, the tomatoes, basil, capers, pepper, and cheese .... stir and just let it sit when you're ready to eat, boil your pasta till al dente, drain it and add it to your tomato mixture and mix thoroughly. - 0 Comments

The Menu

Apr 11, 2007 - Here we go, the feast shall start soon!! Breakfast related food: waffles with different fruits and whip cream pancake and maple sirup or jam scrumbled eggs biscuits bacon drinks: coffee, apple and orange juice, milk Cakes and sweets: blueberry muffins chocolate muffins wobbly jelly chocolate pudding and vanilla sauce (or the other way around haven't decided yet :) ) Lunch related things: cheese and leek soup by fairy_mk http://teamsugar.com/group/30207/recipes/186677?page=0#comment-658134 couscous spinash quiche (at least I try) little bitesized meatballs homemade minipizzas on the salad issue: fruit salad ruccola salad (did I spell that right :? ) caprese skewers by teamsugar http://teamsugar.com/group/30207/recipes/140398 (I consider this as slad related because there is tomato and basil) drinks: smoothies (thanks twinkle!!) momosas by yumsugar http://teamsugar.com/user/YumSugar/recipes/96428 gin tonic vodca lemon mojitos and such... - 18 Comments

Ciao, Bella! Whiplash's easy Italian feast!

Dec 30, 2006 - I improvised this tortellini with sun-dried tomato pesto recipe when the boyfriend and I had a dinner party. It was so easy but very well-received. Measurements are approximate. - 17 Comments