Over the Moon(ey): Good Sun Dried Tomatoes Make Everything Better 

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

This week I had a bit of a second Christmas. I received a gift basket in the mail from Mooney Farms, a Sonoma County farm that’s known for its healthy Mediterranean-inspired products.

Among the gourmet picks were a few varieties of sun-dried tomatoes, one of the most flavorful, single-ingredient creations on this planet. (And pretty healthy to boot, when you consider tomatoes are a rich source of lycopene, a phytochemical and antioxidant that fights free radicals, and sun-dried ones boast 12 times more of it than raw ones!)

Needless to say, I immediately spooned a few pieces on crackers, and the resulting flavor burst was enough to inspire me to plan dinner around them, too. That night I whipped up my famous raw lasagna (recipe below), and the Bella Sun Luci sun-dried tomatoes gave it the most intense flavor and texture.
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