Quick & Easy Tomato Soup by Bob Vincent

This is a quick and easy tomato soup. It is rich and creamy. It works nice for a quick weeknight meal served with a sandwich or good bread and a salad. This recipe is adapted from one that appeared in Fine Cooking magazine several years ago. The recipe makes a fair amount and leftovers keep well refrigerated for a few days.

Chipotle Black Bean Salsa by Kerri Bishop

This is a very yummy and healthful salsa. It is low in calories, low in fat, and the beans add protein.

Redneck Salsa by Terry Edwards

A simple recipe that is perfect for any casual get-together, especially when you have people snacking. It's a great way to incorporate black-eyed peas into your diet. You'll forget they're even there! Also, a great way to get children involved in the process of preparing food. There is some chopping involved but older children can…

Mediterranean Steak Ragu by Smokinhotchef

Beef is joined with flavors of the Mediterranean and blissfully simmered into taste-bud matrimony. Garam Masala makes a simple yet outspoken appearance featuring spinach. The richness of olives and hearty tomatoes meld together for a dish that can stand alone or smother aromatic jasmine or basmati rice. Also, this dish can be…

Simple fast salad with romaine, tomato and pickles by Helenscooking

This is simple and fast dinner salad. The key to it are pickles, which make it sour and not bland.

Tomato and Mozzarella Salad by Jennifer Sikora

If you are looking for a lighter, healthier salad, then this one is for you! Comprised of tomatoes, mozzarella and a few choice spices for flavor, this salad is delicious and healthy!

Spicy Tomato Basil soup! by Manju Nair

Enjoy this creamy and mildly spicy tomamto basil soup ! I dint add too much heavy cream, trying to be health conscious ;-) but nevertheless it was still a smooth and creamy soup and tasted simply awesome and its really easy to prepare!

Easy Pan Fried Tomatoes by Nancy Miyasaki

This recipe is incredibly easy and really tasty. We're healthy eaters, so frying tomatoes isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But you have got to taste these. Amazing! Disclosure: we used fresh tomatoes from our garden that were really flavorful. You may not get the same results with less flavorful tomatoes. We served with…

Tomato Salsa by Ken Podgorsek

This salsa was served on top of a traditional mayonnaise style macaroni salad (see Cooks Illustrated recipe) alongside the Slow Roasted Lamb Spareribs. It was a surprisingly great combination. We served it again the next day for the neighborhood 4th of July BBQ and it was a huge hit. The salsa held up overnight. It made a beautiful…

Homemade BBQ Sauce by Debbie Vaughan

I am a Certified Kansas City Master BBQ Judge who judges in competitions over the east coast, so I know good a sauce when I taste it. I have worked on the sauce that would please my taste buds for some time. Guess What? I have finally found it!!! This sauce is so good, you will be preparing dishes just to to load on the sauce.…

BLT Salad by mary Magee

A Bacon Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich in salad form.

Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho by Hawks Restaurant

Tomato Soup by Anna

I love tomato soup and this one is easy (I don't cook anything that's hard!)! I serve it for the kids as a weeknight dinner with cheese quesadillas.