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Preheat the oven to 400F.
Slice the tomatoes in half, scoop out & discard the seeds.
Put the tomato shells in a bowl. Add the garlic & 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Mix gently (you don’t want to mash your tomatoes) until the tomatoes & garlic are covered with the oil.
Put the tomato-garlic mixture on a baking sheet & spread it out into a single layer. Bake until the tomatoes are very tender & starting to brown (~25-30 minutes).
When the tomatoes are almost finished cooking, mix the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil & the balsamic vinegar with the greens in a large bowl. Top with the crumbled goat cheese, and then with the roasted tomatoes. Let the tomatoes sit on the cheese for a couple of minutes so the cheese starts to soften & melt. Then mix it all up & serve. (Add salt & pepper to taste.)

Slightly modified from the recipe by Sam “The Cooking Guy” Zien in his book, Just A Bunch Of Recipes

Roasted Tomato & Goat Cheese Salad

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:57:12 -0400

I made this for the first time last night, and it was ridiculously good. Even my dad, who doesn’t particularly like tomatoes, thought it was amazing.

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds small cherry tomatoes
2 fat cloves garlic, chopped fine
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
~7 ounces of mixed greens
8 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

TO MAKE IT

Preheat the oven to 400F.
Slice the tomatoes in half, scoop out & discard the seeds.
Put the tomato shells in a bowl. Add the garlic & 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Mix gently (you don’t want to mash your tomatoes) until the tomatoes & garlic are covered with the oil.
Put the tomato-garlic mixture on a baking sheet & spread it out into a single layer. Bake until the tomatoes are very tender & starting to brown (~25-30 minutes).
When the tomatoes are almost finished cooking, mix the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil & the balsamic vinegar with the greens in a large bowl. Top with the crumbled goat cheese, and then with the roasted tomatoes. Let the tomatoes sit on the cheese for a couple of minutes so the cheese starts to soften & melt. Then mix it all up & serve. (Add salt & pepper to taste.)

Slightly modified from the recipe by Sam “The Cooking Guy” Zien in his book, Just A Bunch Of Recipes

Roasted Tomato & Goat Cheese Salad

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:48:29 -0400

I made this for the first time last night, and it was ridiculously good. Even my dad, who doesn’t particularly like tomatoes, thought it was amazing.

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds small cherry tomatoes
2 fat cloves garlic, chopped fine
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
~7 ounces of mixed greens
8 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

TO MAKE IT

Preheat the oven to 400F.
Slice the tomatoes in half, scoop out & discard the seeds.
Put the tomato shells in a bowl. Add the garlic & 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Mix gently (you don’t want to mash your tomatoes) until the tomatoes & garlic are covered with the oil.
Put the tomato-garlic mixture on a baking sheet & spread it out into a single layer. Bake until the tomatoes are very tender & starting to brown (~25-30 minutes).
When the tomatoes are almost finished cooking, mix the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil & the balsamic vinegar with the greens in a large bowl. Top with the crumbled goat cheese, and then with the roasted tomatoes. Let the tomatoes sit on the cheese for a couple of minutes so the cheese starts to soften & melt. Then mix it all up & serve. (Add salt & pepper to taste.)

Slightly modified from the recipe by Sam “The Cooking Guy” Zien in his book, Just A Bunch Of Recipes

Roasted Tomato & Goat Cheese Salad

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:47:33 -0400

I made this for the first time last night, and it was ridiculously good. Even my dad, who doesn’t particularly like tomatoes, thought it was amazing.

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds small cherry tomatoes
2 fat cloves garlic, chopped fine
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
~7 ounces of mixed greens
8 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

TO MAKE IT

Preheat the oven to 400F.
Slice the tomatoes in half, scoop out & discard the seeds.
Put the tomato shells in a bowl. Add the garlic & 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Mix gently (you don’t want to mash your tomatoes) until the tomatoes & garlic are covered with the oil.
Put the tomato-garlic mixture on a baking sheet & spread it out into a single layer. Bake until the tomatoes are very tender & starting to brown (~25-30 minutes).
When the tomatoes are almost finished cooking, mix the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil & the balsamic vinegar with the greens in a large bowl. Top with the crumbled goat cheese, and then with the roasted tomatoes. Let the tomatoes sit on the cheese for a couple of minutes so the cheese starts to soften & melt. Then mix it all up & serve. (Add salt & pepper to taste.)

Slightly modified from the recipe by Sam “The Cooking Guy” Zien in his book, Just A Bunch Of Recipes

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-26)

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:20:59 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-26):

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Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:51:17 -0400

May all beings be well and safe, may they be at ease. Whatever living beings there may be, whether...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:48:10 -0400

May all beings be well and safe, may they be at ease.

Whatever living beings there may be, whether moving or standing still, without exception, whether large, great, middling, or small, whether tiny or substantial,

Whether seen or unseen, whether living near or far,

Born or unborn; may all beings be happy.

Let none deceive or despise another anywhere. Let none wish harm to another, in anger or in hate.

Just as a mother would guard her child, her only child, with her own life, even so let me cultivate a boundless mind for all beings in the world.

Let me cultivate a boundless love for all beings in the world, above, below, and across, unhindered, without ill will or enmity.

Standing, walking, seated, or lying down, free from torpor, let me as far as possible fix my attention on this recollection. This, they say, is the divine life right here.

—Desiree Adaway, Creating Community