Garden-fresh Pasta and Salad

	Fresh Tomato Sauce
Ingredients	1 pound tomatoes 1 handful basil 1 handful parsley 2 cloves garlic 1/4 cup olive oil 1-2 tablespoons blue cheese (optional) salt and pepper
Recipe	Put everything in a blender and purée. Serve at room temperature mixed with spaghetti or capellini. Serves 2-3.

	Salad
Ingredients	cucumber onion red bell pepper cilantro olive oil balsamic vinegar salt and pepper
Recipe	Chop cucumber, onion, and pepper into wedges and mix. I prefer roughly equal proportions, but vary the quantity of these ingredients as desired. Mix in chopped cilantro, and dress with olive oil and vinegar. Top with a little salt and pepper. For extra edge, consider a little ground corriander seed or crushed red pepper.