The meatballs nestled in the roll are tender and the sauce is briny, sweet, and flavorful. Incredibly light and fluffy with a thin crisp exterior, a riff by the Vietnamese to suit their taste.

You’ll also find these meatballs in Banh Mi, the Vietnamese version of a meatball sub-sammie. Delicious, tender, succulent meatballs in a light, flavorful sweet, tomato sauce, a couple of slices of a baguette on the side to dip into the sauce-yum. I did a bit of sleuthing and found that this dish is frequently served for breakfast. It looked scrumptious, and I’m a sucker for meatballs and fresh tomato sauce. That might work.īefore tomato season ends give this dish, Vietnamese Meatballs in Tomato Sauce, a try. I’m thinking of making a batch and freezing it. This dish is meant for fresh, sweet, tomatoes. Unless it is the dead of winter and fresh, summer tomatoes are a distant memory…no, still don’t. I doctored it with some sugar and butter but still not the same. I tried this with canned tomatoes and my advice is, don’t. Round it out with a glass of wine, a fresh salad, and some crusty bread. Bowl food is soul food has always been my mantra. So, while you can still get wonderful fresh tomatoes (we are so spoiled in California) this is an easy, lovely meal. The OG version calls for Pecorino Romano, which packs a bigger punch than Parmesan so I cut it back a little. Right before serving, hit it with some fresh herbs, and grated cheese. Chop your tomatoes, thinly slice an onion, smoosh some garlic, crumble the sausage, combine, and saute for a couple of minutes. This sauce comes together in the time it takes for you to cook the pasta. Just what I needed a nice, big, bowl of pasta to ward off the pending “I ain’t got me a dog no more blues”. Tomorrow we start the drive to Salt Lake City, maybe we should turn around and head home? Guess that would be considered dog-napping though, lol. Used spaghettini the first night, I prefer a tube pasta like rigatoni mezze We picked up Italian Sausages and pasta and made a quick and easy dish, Fresh Tomatoes, Sausage, and Pecorino Pasta.

I had brought this week’s farmers market bounty, dry-farmed tomatoes, onions, and basil from my garden (apparently the only thing I can grow) with us. We spent our last evening in the cabin cooking, sipping wine (thanks to whoever left that nice bottle of Chardonnay in the fridge), and playing with Moose. Don’t walk out without an order of their ceviche. They also have a nice curated selection of wines, pastas, spices, and cookbooks. Truckee Food Shop features pre-made meals to take home. Great Gold, its roots are from Flour + Water in San Francisco, a beautiful restaurant, with great pizza and pasta, don’t pass on the Brussels sprouts! Perfect way to start the morning, coffee and a buttery, delicious pastry. We also perused the shelves at a very cute bookstore Word After Word(📕📕📕📕+/5). We took time to wander around and check out some the new eateries. It has been a while since we last spent time in Tahoe. Moose was bound for New York, back to Jamie and Sam. A pit stop before our final destination, Salt Lake City, where we were to hand off the pooch to Sam. Our final road trip with Moosie (for context, my daughter’s Bernedoodle whom we have been sitting for the last 4 months) took us first to Lake Tahoe for a couple of days.

Instant pot ain macaroni and cheese