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Tag Archives: tomatoes

Dirty Pesto Shrimp | “A Week’s Worth of Pesto Uses” Meal Plan

You’ll be seeing a lot more meal plans on Cook Smarts in the near future including a newsletter launch in the fall. All subscribers to the newsletter will get a meal plan every week in their inbox that’ll be peppered with cooking know-how, tips, and suggestions. There won’t be anything fancy in the menu –…

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Peach and Heirloom Tomato Panzanella Salad | Uses for Stale Bread

While most folks spend their summer months daydreaming about vacation and the beach, I spend mine daydreaming about this: Biting into the perfect peach, juices oozing down my chin Picking the perfect tomato that needs little more than a dash of salt and a splash of balsamic Tossing olive oil on stale bread and giving…

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Cooking Formula: How to Roast Vegetables (with lots of flavor)

I find the oven to be one of the most underutilized tools in the kitchen. While it gets warmed up for baking, it doesn’t get much action for general everyday mealtime making. I think this is just too bad, because so much low-maintenance and simple deliciousness can come out of the oven. I use mine…

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Easy Skillet Baked Protein (Chicken, in this case)

We’ve all been there. At the end of a long day, digging deep in our fridge only to find a bunch of rotting produce. When you find yourself in a pickle like this and feel the temptation to call your standby takeout place or take your family out to a subpar restaurant, look to your…

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