Blogspot - mangotomato.blogspot.com - Mango & Tomato
General Information:
Latest News:
Carnation Berry Banana Smoothie: Real Seal 26 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
Earlier this month I was asked to create a recipe for Real® Seal with the theme of “Beat the Heat, End of Summer Treat.” What's Real® Seal? Real Seal is something that was created by America's Dairy ...
Summer Zucchini Soup Recipe Inspired by Dinner at Ambar Restaurant in DC 22 Aug 2013 | 01:24 am
Earlier this month I was invited to try out the menu at the Balkan restaurant called Ambar in the Eastern Market neighborhood of DC. I asked my friend Evi to be my +1, and we put ourselves in the hand...
Swiss Chard and Spinach Ravioli Nudi: Cookbook Dinner Club (The Glorious Vegetables of Italy) 19 Aug 2013 | 06:14 am
For this month's cookbook dinner club, which actually happened to be a lunch, my friends Cecilia and Julia and I were lucky recipients of Domenica Marchetti's latest cookbook The Glorious Vegetables o...
How to Cook Steak? Check out The Book of Steak + Steak Sandwich Recipe 15 Aug 2013 | 07:34 am
I hate, hate, hate, HATE the word veggies. I mean, for god's sakes, vegetables, doesn't take that much longer to say. Even I can pronounce that word..and English isn't my native language. Ok. I feel ...
Perfect One Pot Brunch Dish: Turkey, Pepper & Mushroom Frittata 13 Aug 2013 | 06:20 am
I believe in low key, easy entertainment: a few simple dishes, a few contributions from my guests, fresh flowers, casual plates and glasses, and a lot of catching up and chatter. A few weeks ago when...
Asian Grilled Eggplant with Black Bean Paste & Ginger 9 Aug 2013 | 08:04 pm
I ♥ eggplant. I use it to make dips, marinated salads, casseroles and even bahn mi sandwiches. A few weeks ago I had a random eggplant sitting in my refrigerator and a craving for something spicy, sau...
Super Duper Easy Entertainment Idea: Antipasto Platter or Salad 8 Aug 2013 | 07:04 am
This past Sunday I invited two friends for brunch at my condo: I needed something that would force me to clean my place. Not even kidding! But of course the main reason was to catch up, eat good food,...
Mezzetta's Make That Sandwich Contest: Not Your Boring Egg Salad Sandwich 6 Aug 2013 | 06:40 am
Growing up in Russia, sandwiches were usually open faced. We had bread, butter, and cheese sandwiches; salami sandwiches, and sometimes fish sandwiches. But then we moved to the USA and discovered the...
Dinner in 20 Minutes: Summer Spaghetti with Garlic, Roasted Peppers, Tomatoes & Olives 2 Aug 2013 | 06:33 am
This past weekend I took a break from blogging. I had no recipes I wanted to create to share with you. I took some photos at brunch with my friend Cecile, but had no plans to write about those, even t...
Easy Plum Dessert with KIND Healthy Grains 31 Jul 2013 | 07:21 am
I have a confession to make: sometimes it's hard to be kind. Sometimes it's much easier to be mean, snarky, snooty and maybe even a little nasty. But I remind myself that my parents taught me better a...
