When many people think of our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy
When many people think of our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy, they assume that there will be lots of food with tomatoes. Being the Italian section of San Francisco, that is a natural guess. Admittedly, I am one of those people who thinks that there is not much better than fresh tomatoes. I??m also the same way about butternut squash. The result is that I make way too many dishes at home with tomatoes and butternut squash.
So, when we found a place was making a tomato tart, I was, of course, thrilled. Roast a tomato in the oven and it tastes wonderful. The same thing happens to butternut squash. Open it up, scoop out the seeds, roast it in the oven until it??s soft, and it??s perfect for everything, soups, tarts, salads, it??s perfect. I like mine with a little cinnamon, all spice, and nutmeg. And it??s definitely worth using fresh nutmeg, the stuff in the jars has no flavor.
On our San Francisco Food Tours, we like to take fresh vegetables, not do much to them and then enjoy them. And while we really like tomatoes and butternut squash, any fresh fruits of vegetables will do. It really is the perfect indulgence. It just keeps us cooking and eating all of the time.