How to Make and Store Dried Tomatoes
With the growing season quickly coming to a close, I’ve got a glut of San Marzano tomatoes right now. Seems like the perfect time to try sun-drying them. After reading
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Quick Tomato Sauce + 50 More Tomato Recipes
I never tire of eating the tomatoes I grow in my garden. Our tomato harvest has been positively phenomenal this year (you can see some instagram photos of my tomatoes
Fresh Salsa with Heirloom Tomatoes
I grow many types of organic heirloom tomatoes each summer. Though I have made and water-bath canned several different kinds of cooked salsas in years past, I decided not to
Grilled Endive, Steak, and Tomato Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing
*Disclosure: This post is part of my ongoing relationship with the folks from California Endive Farms. I’ve received complementary boxes of endive over the past few months and I am
Sweet Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
The amount of tomatoes I’ve harvested from my garden this year has been nothing short of astonishing. I was determined to grow enough so that I could live off tomato
Winter Citrus Millet Taboulleh
Taboulleh (also spelled tabouli, tabouleh, and tabbouli) is a classic Middle Eastern salad that generally contains chopped vegetables, herbs, and a liberal amount of olive oil. It’s an extremely flavorful
Vegetarian Minestrone with Fennel and Watercress
Cookbooks, food magazines, and many, many food blogs are a constant source of inspiration for me, but lately I’ve been cooking a lot from my own archives. I love to
Pizza Three Ways, Barry Wine Style
Once again, a big a gigantic thank you for voting me into Round 5 of Project Food Blog. This week’s challenge prompt asked us to put our own spin on
Green Tomato Chutney
Frosty nights have arrived here in New York’s Hudson Valley. Sadly, this means the end of tender plants including tomatoes. If you’re able to salvage some green tomatoes from your
Roasted Tomato Soup
When it comes to comfort food, I don’t think much compares to a bowl of tomato soup (especially when it’s paired with a grilled cheese sandwich). My favorite way to
Radishes with Herbs, Sungold Tomatoes and Strawberries
Despite a rocky start earlier in the month, my participation in the NY Locavore Challenge is going much better now. Since returning from Atlanta, I’ve been eating lots of salads
Tomato Ginger Jam
I was thrilled when tomato season came early to my garden this year. I took the picture below in late July, weeks earlier than I’ve harvested tomatoes in the past.
Greek Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes and Purslane
I recently read the Greece issue of Saveur Magazine from cover to cover. The stories, the photos, and the recipes were so compelling that my immediate reaction upon finishing was
Corn and Green Zebra Tomato Salad
This lovely and delicious Corn and Green Zebra Tomato Salad is my contribution to this week’s edition of Summer Fest 2010. Summer Fest is a cross-blog food event celebrating peak
Amaranth Tabouli
Amaranth is an extremely tiny, yet extremely nutritious seed that cooks up like a grain (like quinoa). It is gluten-free and high in protein, calcium and magnesium. It has a
Tomato Tart
Remember that ball of homemade puff pastry I stashed away after the Daring Cooks puff pastry challenge? Well, I defrosted it yesterday and made a delicious tomato tart. (To be
Slow Roasted Tomatoes
When you’ve got lots and lots of tomatoes in the garden and you’re looking for new ways to cook ’em, here comes a slow roasted tomato recipe to the rescue.
Raw Tomato Basil Soup
It’s still too hot to cook much, so I’m on a blended soup kick. While I like traditional cooked tomato soup as much as the next person, I think this
Julia Child’s Ratatouille
In honor of all things (Julie and) Julia, I recently pulled out and have been reading through my first edition copy (one of the benefits of my stint as a
Israeli Couscous Greek Salad Recipe
This is a beautiful and delicious Greek salad recipe. If you’ve never tried Israeli couscous before, it’s a bit like a small round and chewy pasta (it cooks just like