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  • Recipe: Tomato Pie

    Recipe: Tomato Pie

    Recipe: Tomato Pie
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    I didn’t marry my wife because of tomato pie, (it was a picture of her nursing a baby goat that made me realize she was the one) but it was high on the pro/con list.

    I had never heard of such a thing as tomato pie and was really hesitant to try it, but once I got a fork full I was hooked.

    Our first year together was filled with this recipe – we even began to experiment with other additions to the recipe.  I can’t tell you enough how good this is.

    However, due to the high cheese content of the pie, and my wife’s dedication to the 21 day fix food plan, I don’t get to eat tomato pie as much as I would like, but I still ask for it on occasion.

    As you watch this video, please take a few seconds to give Genny a thumbs up, she works hard for these cooking videos, and her shy and sensitive nature makes her very upset when she reads the troll comments.  Be kind and give her some positive feedback.

    I love her tomato pie, but I did make the mistake as a newlywed of commenting how I liked it, but not for every meal.  Now I only get it about once a year.

  • Tomato Pasta

    Tomato Pasta

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    This article on tomato pasta is the next evolution from my homemade pasta experiments.

    Once you get the basics down you can experiment to get your recipes tweaked to culinary perfection.

    In this post we will use homemade tomato powder to make a flavored Tomato Powder Pasta. This would work with almost any other powders.

    Feel free to experiment with spices, herbs, or other vegetables like spinach.

    Step 1: Create Powder

    In an upcoming post on my blog, I will show how to make a great tomato powder by using the leftover tomato skins from making salsa, but if your in a hurry, its really easy to make this powder by putting a can of cheap tomato paste in your dehydrator and drying it down until it is like a fruit roll up.

    We used a “bullet” but any blender would do the trick. I cut the chewy tomato sheet into strips about 1×1/2 inches so that they would pulverize easier.

    I choose to stop after most of the tomato was a powder, but there were still some little chunks.

    Step 2: Mix pasta

    Dump the tomato powder in with your flour and mix while dry.
    Next make a small imprint into the center of your flour and add one egg per cup of mix.
    Beat eggs and slowly enlarge your strokes to incorporate flour. Don’t rush or you will end up with a bowl of crumb. Go slowly and you will be rewarded with a lump of dough.
    If you need to fix your crumbly dough because you whisked too fast, you can add a little water.

    Step 3: Knead and Roll

    Knead your dough until it become smooth and uniform in texture.
    Then roll out the dough as thin as you possibly can.,

    Step 4: Cut Boil and Serve

    Cut your noodles however you wish
    Boil for two minutes in slightly salted water
    Serve immediately with a tasty sauce.