Roasted Romas

My son came in the kitchen today and asked his usual,

"What's for dinner?"  to which I responded by telling him I would be
serving steaks with a red wine and mushroom sauce, creamed spinach,
androasted roma tomatoes.  Then he said something that absolutely
stunned me.  He said, "I love tomatoes!"

This is the same kid for whom I used to hide vegetables in his

food just so he would eat them.  Amazing how things change.  :)

The steak recipe can be found on my other blog, here

About the tomatoes, this is a super easy and pretty side dish

that adds a nice splash of color to the dinner plate.

Here's the recipe:

4 Roma tomatoes, cut in half, lengthwise

olive oil, to taste

6 garlic cloves, minced

1/8c. fresh basil, chopped

salt and pepper, to taste

1.  Preheat oven to 400*

2.  Place tomato halves in prepared baking dish.

Drizzle with olive oil.

3.  Sprinkle with garlic, basil, salt, and pepper.

4.  Bake 35-45 minutes, until tomatoes have softened.

5.  Serve immediately.

Every time I make these, my husband comments on

how much he loves them!