tomatoes – Amy Cotler

End of the Day Ratatouille

September 19, 2014 Comments Off

Summer in a bowl, using the quickest version I know… I conjured this up at 11 last night, not my sharpest time, so I used the food processor to help out. The results may not be as pretty as hand cut produce, but the flavor is summer’s finale in a bowl — glorious. (And the […]

Celebration Corn-Tomato Soup

September 21, 2013 Comments Off

Maybe I should have called this Last Chance Soup. I cooked it to celebrate the end of the corn season. Finally, we’re sick of corn on the cob. That’s the idea, right? Eat it until you’ve had enough, then wait till next year. I also made this to welcome Sanjaban and Cynthia’s visit a few […]

A Locavore’s Perfect Weekday Pasta

September 16, 2009 Comments Off

Orecchiette and Broccoli Rabe with Cherry Tomatoes Opposites attract. And so today, as summer meets early fall, I’m celebrating the play of sweet and bitter. This dish pairs broccoli rabe, a tangy relative of the turnip, with candy-like cherry tomatoes. They mingle happily on neutral turf — orecchiette, a pasta translated as “little ears,” which […]