Over the weekend, I slow-roasted a whole tray of Roma tomatoes from the garden. Last year, one fan last year called Roasted Roma Tomatoes "tomato candy"! And then? I mixed a quick Roasted Roma Tomato Dip, just one way to use the roasted tomatoes. So good! Here's how to roast Roma tomatoes, Roasted Roma Tomatoes , including the Roasted Roma Tomato Dip. ABOUT THIS "RECIPE HIGHLIGHT" This is the first of a very occasional series of posts that highlights an adaptation of a Kitchen Parade recipe from years past. I love re-using and re-purposing my favorite recipes in new ways. I hope you do too! FYI I've closed the comments on this page but would love to hear from you on the original page. Please do chime in there, at Roasted Roma Tomatoes . © Copyright 2015 Kitchen Parade

Okay so you've finally made chicken stock. It was no big deal , right? But then what?! How do you store chicken stock for using later? Just strain your chicken stock into glass canning jars and freeze the jars. Yes, you read that right. Freeze chicken stock in glass jars! I've been doing it for almost ten years. It really works. And naturally, the same technique also works for vegetable stock , beef stock, shrimp stock and any other kind of stock you might make! Whole Food, Simply Prepped, "Plain" But Perfect. Chicken Stock Made from Scratch, Fast & Practical. A New Addition to The Homemade Pantry , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Budget Friendly. So Easy!!

Is anyone else c-r-a-z-y for green chile everything? Me too! Here's a quick-quick way to get a green chile fix without spending hours in the kitchen. Just start with shredded rotisserie chicken wrapped in tortillas with green chiles, then add a gorgeous creamy green chile sauce. You won't believe how so few ingredients can add up to so much flavor! It's like 2 + 2 = 10 on the taste scale! Enjoy, all, this is a keeper! Approachable, Homestyle Enchiladas Made from Scratch. Real Food, Fresh & Family-Approved. Beautiful Color! One (Bowl) & Done (In One Hour). Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Budget Friendly. Easy Weeknight Supper. Great for Meal Prep. Easy DIY. High Protein. Weight Watchers Friendly. Rave Reviews. What're you waiting for?! So Good!!

How to make a BATTLE Sandwich, it's a BLT on Steroids! No recipe required, all you need to know is what B-A-T-T-L and E stand for. If you love a good BLT? You're gonna be in summer h-e-a-v-e-n. The Food of Family Tradition. Fresh & Casual. Easy to Make, Worth a Celebration.

Oh people, doesn't every year call for at least one big summer feast? This is your meal. The summer steak salad is built, literally and figuratively, on layers of flavor and texture. The grilled beef sits atop a wet and messy salad of juicy summer tomatoes (aren't they just glorious? this salad really shows them off!), avocado and lettuce that wilts, just slightly, in a warm onion-bacon-poblano vinaigrette. It all just works, so well, SO WELL, together. Fresh & Seasonal Summer Feast. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Low Carb. High Protein.

A gorgeous make-ahead salad, just slices of roasted eggplant topped with a surprising salsa. Serve it as a substantial salad or for Meatless Monday. Low Carb & Weight Watchers Friendly! ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published every summer since 2009. Watch for new "summer easy" recipes all summer long! With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! Our Tomato Cup Runneth Over. We harvested one singleton tomato back in – what? June maybe? Since then, some critter-of-the-night beat us to each slow-to-ripen, heavy-on-the-vine tomato. So on Saturday, two bereft tomato lovers stocked up on tomatoes for the week at the farmers market. Later that very same day? A niece remembered we'd spoken longingly of tomatoes earlier in the week and delivered a bagful of home-grown tomatoes. The Tomatoes Are Here. FINALLY. But then? ...

How (and why) to serve watermelon in easy wedges vs unwieldy slices. Plus a second tip, how to turn a so-so watermelon into so-so sweet watermelon. This is the latest in an occasional series of posts I call "One Quick Tip" ... because, well, each one will include a single quick tip, quick to absorb, easy to adopt, memorable to use. Do you have One Quick Tip you'd like to share? Leave a comment or send me a quick e-mail via recipes@kitchen-parade.com . This time, I'd love to hear how you simplify serving a favorite summer food. Old or new, big or small, I'd love to know what works for you! ONCE UPON A TIME I passed around a big platter of watermelon slices at a summer party. I'd sampled a small bite, it was such good watermelon, really juicy, so full of flavor and tasted so good on a hot-hot day. But for the life of me, I couldn't give the stuff away! No one was taki...

Simple, simple, simple summer food, just fresh salmon cooked on a bed of zucchini noodles tossed in pesto with warm tomatoes on the side. ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published every summer since 2009. Watch for new "summer easy" recipes all summer long! With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! True Story. When I stopped at Whole Foods the other day for salmon (on sale for $9.99, total win), a single deer was knee-deep in landscaping in the island inside the traffic circle nearby. Deer are common in our neighborhood. Still, this pretty little doe was surprisingly unconcerned about the cars circling around her. A few drivers, me included, stopped to watch. And this girl, she was intent ! Why? She was gorging on day lilies! One by one, she chomped on the showy yellow blossoms. Day lily flowers are a real find for a you...