Easy & Delicious - Meal of the Week

I'm a huge advocate of spending that little extra time to cook dinner - and a little goes a very long way. There's no need to opt for frozen dinners or boring pasta w tomato sauce when you can make a delicious, healthy and yummy dinner. All you need is 30 to 40 minutes and you have a plethora of options at your fingertips. It's totally worth it, and it's fun to create something tasty. One of my go-to dinners when im in the mood for something hearty, but not super-heavy is Pommes de Terres Provencals. I first had this dish at the weekend market when I visited Iles-sur-la-Sourge.

It was a cold-to-the-bone day & it was one of my first weeks in France. I was in major need of some comfort food, and this completey hit the spot.. maybe that's why I have such a fond association with this dish. It was the best meal I could have had at that moment-- hot, steaming roasted potatoes with satueed onions, tomatoes and herbs de provence. So simple, yet perfect. 

It only takes about 40 mins from start to finish, so it's very do-able (plus, it makes great leftovers!) Sometimes I add other veggies or fresh mozarella to mix it up a bit. Tonight I added carrots, which I think gives it a little more sweetness and heartiness.

Ingredients: small potatoes, onion, tomatoes, carrots, garlic, olive oil, and herbs de provence.  

What to do: Boil potatoes (takes about 15-20 mins). While waiting for you potatoes to boil, you can do all your prep work. Cut up onions, carrots and tomatoes.

Satuee the onions & carrots with some olive oil in a pan and add some thinly-sliced garlic. Satuee for about 10-15 mins. Check on the potatoes - once you can easily stick a fork into them, drain and cut them into quarters (you may want to let them cool for a few mins).

Put the cut-up potatoes in the pan with the other ingredients (see above).  After about 5 mins, add the tomatoes. Satuee everything together until the potatoes have a nice golden crisp (about 10 mins).

Season to taste with salt and pepper. Et Volia! Very easy & very delicious.