Kid-Approved Caprese Bruschetta: These delicious bite-size meals are delicious, nutritious and fun to make with kids

Guaczpacho – if guacamole and tomato salsa fell in love and made soup, it would taste like this. Chilled + refreshing for hot summer days.

Homemade Tomato Ketchup. The best way to preserve those sweet heirloom tomatoes for winter.

Sweet and tangy – great for picnics

Fresh Tomato Gazpacho Salsa

Grilled Shrimp Salad with Fennel & Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Parco degli Acquedotti & Tor Fiscale of Rome.

Chicken with Herb Roasted Tomatoes – fresh and easy!

Fresh Corn & Tomato Salad with Goat Cheese – so easy and goes perfect with whatever you’re grilling!

There’s no cooking required for this chilled refreshing gazpacho soup!

Strawberry peach gazpacho

Fresh corn and barley salad perfect for summer cookouts

Grilled summer vegetables, herbs, goat cheese and [slave-free] tomatoes piled high on a hearty slice of grilled bread.

Fresh Tomato Dipping Sauce

Spicy Tomato Chutney

Penne pasta with Trapanese Pesto!

BLT Salad: Perfect for When Tomatoes Are Ripe — and It’s Too Hot to Cook

Summer Farro Salad full of tomatoes, cucumbers, and basil.

A summer salad with tomatoes, zucchini, and mozzarella.

Caprese Skewers – a super simple summer appetizer

As one might expect, I am truly a meat and potatoes kind of girl. There are exceptions of course, for example Insalata Caprese.

A fresh, healthy Charred Corn Salad with cherry tomatoes, avocado, black beans, cilantro and a bright lime dressing

The real Italian panzanella salad. Light, easy and full of summer!