Category Archives: Dinner

Pesto and Goat Cheese Pizza

November 23, 2015 Cristina

I’m going to be real honest with you here. This blog should not be called I Say Nomato. It should be called "Confessions of a Pizza Addict". Because seriously, I’ve got a problem. Thanks, Raffaele Esposito for a lifetime of tight pants, because you basically created the most delicious and versatile food ever. You can…Read More

Sweet Potato Poutine

November 9, 2015 Cristina

Announcing that you’re making poutine gives one of two reactions: A) SWEET! That’s my favourite! Can I help? Do you need a taste tester? How much are you making, because you’re going to need more! Or B) …. Huh? Usually people who respond with Option A are either Canadian, have travelled to Canada, or are…Read More

Nightshade Free Nachos

November 5, 2015 Cristina

My family has a deep and abiding love of awful jokes. One time on a 5 hour road trip, we made tree puns for the whole drive. You’d think we’d have run out of material. You’d be wrong. Seriously, if we had to choose between life and never telling another groaner again, we’d be toast. So…Read More

Curry Seafood Chowder

October 28, 2015 Cristina

Made with nightshade-free curry, this Curry Seafood Chowder has a zippy twist! They said on the news that stores across Nova Scotia have run out of snow-blowers already this year. We are, it seems, still a bit shocked from the snowy disaster that was last winter, the snow that never seemed to melt between…Read More

Fall Harvest Salad Bowl

October 22, 2015 Cristina

The life of being a food blogger spouse is not easy. People joke about 'Med School Widows', but I'm beginning to wonder if Mr. Nomato isn't a 'Food Blogger Widow' instead! He eats all the ugly food, the cast-offs, the rejects, has to deal with my crazy kitchen experiments and reheated picture foods (which he pretends…Read More

Chive and Dill Greek Yogurt Salad Dressing

October 19, 2015 Cristina

Plain Greek Yogurt tastes gross. There, I said it. When something can be frequently used as a replacement for sour cream, I tend to avoid eating it out of the container with a spoon. That being said, it has a tart smoothness that naturally makes it an excellent base for many delicious snacks. Covered with blueberries,…Read More

Risotto alla Milanese

October 12, 2015 Cristina

Italians are some of the most patient people in the world when it comes to food. Parmesan aged for 20 years… wine aged for 50… every meal is an investment, a work of art. A meal worth waiting for. So when I say that this risotto takes at least half an hour of patience and…Read More

Feta and Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

September 28, 2015 Cristina

Real Talk Time: mushrooms are weird. Whichever one of our ancestors looked at these weird white things growing on a rotten tree and decided to not only touch them, but eat them, must have been verrrry hungry. Not to mention they probably died because they ate the poisonous ones. Thank you for your sacrifice, Oog-Oog,…Read More

Soy Maple Chicken

September 21, 2015 Cristina

Let's get something straight: Canadians do not say ‘aboot’. There, I said it. First sentence sounds all controversial, that’ll get ‘em riled up. I have never met a single Canadian who says ‘aboot’. The media has been lying to you. We DO say ‘aboat’. Like, I gotta see a guy about a boat. Sound the same. We…Read More

Ground Beef Stroganoff

September 3, 2015 Cristina

If you’ve been following the blog, you’ll know that Mr. Nomato and I lived for two years on a tiny tiny Caribbean island. Like 5 miles square tiny, population ~2000 people. There are more goats on the island than people. So. Many. Goats. Groceries came in once a week by boat, usually on Wednesday, sometimes Thursday…Read More