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Cioppino

February 25, 2017 by It's Cooking With Magda

Cioppino is perfect for large gatherings as it can be prepared in advance. I make it for Christmas, New Year’s Eve, grownup birthday parties, Super Bowl and Oscars. Give it a try! The Super Bowl and the Oscars are two events that I look forward to a lot each year. And it’s not only because of the entertainment but also the food. I always prepare a lot of great dishes. My boys love edamame so we start with that, then […]

Categories: Christmas, Seafood, Special occasion • Tags: fish, seafood, shrimp, stew, tomatoes

chunks of tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and chopped basil drizzled with balsamic vinegar

Caprese Salad

October 6, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

There is still time to make this classic salad. But hurry, sweet and juicy tomatoes won’t last much longer.Are you desperately trying to hold on to summer? Do you feel like you are absolutely not ready for jackets, scarfs and boots? Here in California it still feels like summer most of the time. We got a tiny bit of much needed rain last week but now we are back to 80 degree weather. So I think posting a very summer-like […]

Categories: Salads • Tags: balsamic vinegar, basil, mozzarella, salad, summer, tomatoes

bread salad with tomatoes, olives, greens

Panzanella, the Tomato and Bread Salad

September 18, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Keep the summer a bit longer with this classic salad. There is something so special about the combination of ripe tomatoes, fresh herbs and crunchy bread brought together by a sweet and tangy dressing. It will become your favorite, too!School is in a full swing here but I still feel like I’m behind with many things. Now that both my boys go to the same school (3rd grade and Kindergarten) it should be easier. But it’s not. Getting everyone ready […]

Categories: Salads, Side Dishes • Tags: basil, bread, dressing, easy, kids, lunchbox, summer, tomatoes

roasted tomatoes and eggplant on a baking pan

Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Soup

August 27, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Here is a great recipe to use some beautiful, flavorful, heirloom tomatoes that are at their best at this time of year.Summer is very slowly coming to an end, at least in terms of the school vacation (very quiet “yay”). In terms of the amount of fresh produce available at the Farmer’s Market, everything is still at full capacity. Peppers, zucchini, eggplants, mushrooms, tomatoes. Grapes, plums and some early varieties of apples. I remember how surprised I was a long time […]

Categories: Soups • Tags: eggplant, farmer's market, food photography, goat cheese, roast, soup, tomatoes

Veggie And Cheese Quesadilla

May 27, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Veggie and cheese quesadillas- easy, fast and delicious!As I was thinking today what to write about on my blog, I went back to many Memorial Day weekends. I realized that 8 years ago we were moving into our first house and I was ready to have our son at any point. Three years later I was even more pregnant around the Memorial Day weekend and our second boy was born at the beginning of June. Four years ago we went […]

Categories: Dinner • Tags: beans, cheese, corn, dinner, guacamole, tomatoes, veggie quesadilla