Travis Lett’s Luscious Cherry Tomato Confit

I’m finally getting to the Chef Travis Lett Cherry Tomato Confit recipe that caught my eye back in the dark days of our long COVID winter. Tomatoes worthy of this luscious confit recipe are strictly summer fare. So I waited until the good tomatoes at the Hollywood farmers market were in season.  Besides, I’ve been away. I spent January in Santa Barbara, California. Which was soon followed by three months in Greece. Most recently I escaped our giant national heatwave with three weeks in the cool summer fog on the Central Coast of California. I’ve been missing my kitchen (and the tasks associated with … Read more

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Salmorejo When it’s Hot Outside

It’s August and it’s hot in Los Angeles. Is it hot where you are too? Well, when it’s hot outside it’s time to consider a few changes to your culinary habits. In other words: cold soup. Gazpacho is cold soup but it’s not the only ripe tomato chilled Spanish soup in my blender this summer. Andalusian Tomato and Bread Soup, known in Spain as Salmorejo, is another cold soup you just might like to give a whirl.  It may remind you of gazpacho. It calls for tomatoes, day-old bread, garlic, olive oil, and a splash of sherry vinegar. However, where gazpacho is like … Read more

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Hot / Salmorejo