Posted in main courses, soup, tagged cold soup, gazpacho, heirloom tomatoes, tomato soup, tomatoes on August 19, 2009| 4 Comments »
When tomatoes are in, they’re in. There’s nothing dainty about it. They aren’t shy about showing their presence, though they may be fashionably late. They may be tiny and sweet, large and lush or oblong and tart. They could be red. Or not. Maybe yellow or orange or burgundy or even a striped green. They’re a fickle friend and don’t stick around for long. You have to court them, respect them and enjoy their company for the time being.
Posted in main courses, tagged fresh tomatoes, summer pasta sauce, tomatoes, uncooked tomato sauce on August 16, 2009| 6 Comments »
Finally, after a long summer of absolutely lousy weather, tomato season is here. Hallelujah! It’s about damn time. I’ve been particularly anxious wondering when the little beauties would finally arrive. Week after week, there were a couple small ones but I was starting to get a little on edge, anxious to make a break from the mediocre supermarket stand-ins. It seemed as if the farmers market was somehow incomplete without tables piled high with red and yellow tomatoes. And then suddenly … there they were. Not many, mind you, but definitely the first wave.
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