Tina To Table

Here you’ll find everything I’m preparing in my kitchen - from veggies, to leftovers and pasta. I eat simply, and I cook for one, but love cooking for others. And no matter what, I always pause to plate pretty.

Most of my meals are often times the result of freestyle recipe free ingredient riffing and a trip to the vegetable market. Produce is my passion, and I hope that you won’t simply come here for a recipe - but that you’ll read, cook and create a new story of your own.

I believe there’s power in a stocked pantry and freezer. From traditional Italian dishes to alternative sweets, vegan and vegetarian swaps - there’s something for everyone.

Let this serve as inspiration and let’s eat!

Posts tagged bacon

Cabbage & Rice

I grew up with an odd lunch box. No bologna sandwiches for me, instead, a thermos filled with lentil soup or cabbage and rice. Bottomless bowls of cabbage and rice were served in our house, weekly, and my mother snagged that meal from my grandma. The showstopper in her cabbage and rice were the delicious bits of bacon. Beans and rice are peasant food, I’m glad that I grew up eating like a peasant because eating poor never tasted so rich. American kids rarely grow up with a fondness for lentils and cabbage, but I did. Sure, I was chubby and was made fun of, relentlessly, because of my stinky lunch box – but the truth remains that I wouldn’t change a thing.

dinner, leftoverstina corradoSeptember 27, 2025rice, cabbage, bacon

Bacon, Spinach, Caramelized Onion, Smoked Gouda Quiche

A few weeks ago I prepared a Butternut Squash, Caramelized Onion, Crispy Kale & Cheddar Quiche along with this Bacon, Spinach, Caramelized Onion, Smoked Gouda Quiche. I made two quiches at once because I knew I wanted to have a spare for a quick dinner that would require nothing more than a reheat and preparing a salad. You know, some days you just don’t feel like cooking — so having a quiche in the freezer can be clutch on those nights. Well, that and they’re great for breakfast reheats, lunches and when you get an unexpected meal guest.

breakfast, brunch, proteintina corradoApril 29, 2025eggs, quiche, bacon