25 Tomato Recipes

Happy Monday! 

Wowsers, did this weekend fly by or what? I just can't even, I don't know where it went. I'll start with my doctor's appointment on Friday morning-

So, that appointment... It was first thing in the morning, 8 am. I was the surgeon's first patient of the day. Now, most of the surgeons I've seen, they start by asking me questions and conclude by giving me an exam. And truth be told, the exams are usually quite gentle. Painless. This surgeon started the appointment by giving me an exam. Somehow he managed to locate the exact evil spots on my back. Not only did he locate it/them, but he pressed insanely hard into them.

Imagine you have an open wound on your arm, and someone decides to stick their finger in there and wiggle it around. Does that sound horrifying or what? At any rate, as soon as this doctor pressed into these spots, I broke into a cold sweat and almost threw up on the floor. 

I know. Just what you all wanted to read on a food blog, right?

Needless to say, I spent the rest of the appointment trying not get sick on the doctor's shoes, yet somehow trying to pay attention to what he said. As we looked at my MRI results, the doctor mentioned that although I'd had injections (into an inflamed disc) previously, he wanted to try injections into my sacroiliac joint before any surgery. I obviously want to try everything possible before surgery, so I agreed. And then basically ran out of the hospital to get fresh air. 

Ugh. I did not like the doctor. I have an appointment with another surgeon in Columbus at the end of May, so the hubby and I aren't sure if we are going to wait until after that appointment to start these injections or just get started right away. 

So, not a lot of news. Just some news. I returned home after that and spent the rest of the day deviling eggs and making cupcakes to take to my niece and nephews on Saturday.

I spent Saturday with the hubby's family. Opening day of baseball for my nephews' was a major success! My youngest nephew got 4 hits in his game, plus his team won. My older nephew's team won too, with him getting a double, 2 singles, and catching a pop fly! After the excitement of baseball, we headed to my sister-in-law's for a cookout. Twas' a busy day. As for yesterday? I was moving slow, but I managed to get the grocery store where I immediately became tempted by organic herb starts. I've got a crazy squirrel in the garden who has dug up my basil seedlings twice, so I decided to get some basil. I also bought some rosemary to plant where my caraway never sprouted. I did manage to get those planted yesterday, but it was pretty much a Netflix-and-pajama's day after that. I'm suffering from a mild "Parenthood" addiction on Netflix :-)

And now, it's Monday. Crazy! In preparation of tomato season being upon us, I've got 25 amazing tomato recipes for y'all to make with your summer bounties. I'm so ready!! Tuck this post away for the dog days of summer!

Here we go-

1. Homemade Marinara

2. Tortilla Soup

3. Grown-Up Tuna Salad

4. Greek Pasta Salad

5. Eggs Poached In Marinara with Arugula

6. Grilled Heirloom Tomato Caprese Sandwiches

7. Creamy Chicken, Tortellini, and Spinach Soup

8. Lasagna Soup

9. Creamy Tomato Pasta with Smoked Salmon

10. Kentucky Hot Browns

11. Grilled Chicken Pesto Pizza

12. Two Tomato & Roasted Pepper Orzo Salad

13. Sour Cream & Chicken Enchiladas

14. Lasagna-Style Baked Ziti

15. Enchilada Stacks

16. Greek Pizza

17. Pasta Salad with Tuna, Parsley, & Olives

18. Slow Cooker Enchilada Soup

19. Lamb Ragu

20. Lasagna with Spicy Sausage & Spinach

21. Shrimp & Artichokes Over Rice

22. Bruschetta Pasta Salad

23. Caprese Soup

24. Garlicky Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce

25. Caprese Salad

~Have a great day everyone!~