In the history of Southern cooking, this okra and tomato soup recipe goes way, way back.
Tag: Tomato
Blue Hill Introduces Savory Vegetable Yogurt
Lucky for us! A line of savory vegetable yogurts has just hit the market from the siblings behind Blue Hill restaurant in New York City and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in [ … ]
How To Make The Most Of Those Beautiful, Bountiful Tomatoes
Seasonal produce rocks, but it doesn’t get any better than a fresh, locally-grown tomato, whether you’ve nurtured it to ripeness yourself or found a friendly farmers market with an abundant supply. I find it hard to pass a market stand without grabbing a few. Unfortunately, I’m the only one in my house that eats them, so I’m always looking for ways to use those treasures before their inevitable decline. Here are my favorite ways to enjoy the best summer produce that exists: Tomatoes.
Curried Lentils
I think I have mentioned before how much I love lentils. Here is my new favorite spicy lentil dish: Curried Lentils.
In Season Now: Cherry and Grape Tomatoes
Ah, bite-sized tomatoes, fresh off the vine and warmed by the July sun. What’s not to love? Here’s my favorite recipe for cherry and grape tomatoes: Tomato Salad with Soy [ … ]
Summer’s Last Fling: Three Tips to Host a Local Food Potluck
One leaf on the maple tree turned bright orange. The apples on our trees now droop with bounty. The local drive-in went to weekend-only hours and starts movies around 8:00 [ … ]
3 Stuffed Vegetable Dishes: Fetty Tomatoes, Pepper Pies, & Rainbow Eggplant Wonder
We all know we’re supposed to get a few good servings of fruits and vegetables in our daily diets. Here are a few fun ones in the vegetable category. Hope [ … ]
Five Tips to Host a Local Food Summer Breakfast (Tomato Pie Recipe Included)
Two things peak like clockwork every August on our Wisconsin farm: Both the tomato harvest and the flow of guests at our B&B, Inn Serendipity, hit their peak. A time [ … ]
Wheatless Wednesday: Chalk it up to Cheese Alchemy — Garden-Fresh Pizza without Dairy or Soy Cheese
This twist on classic pizza ushers in summer with a tender gluten-free crust, garlicky oven-roasted tomato sauce and the zing of fresh herbs. You could top this with homemade mozzarella [ … ]
Panzanella – The Epitome of Local, Seasonal and Flavorful
Although Panzanella was created out of the need to do “something” with leftover bread, this traditional Tuscan salad is far from the ordinary, not a cliché and certainly not an [ … ]
You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto: Let’s Just Eat it Fresh
During this bountiful season of the tomato harvest, there’s a certain classification of recipes I turn to. No sauces, no stews, nothing that uses cooked tomatoes or anything I can [ … ]
Heirloom Tomato and Summer Squash Torte
Is it a cake, a pie, or a wrongdoing for which a legal claim for damages may be brought? A torte – not to be confused with a legal tort [ … ]
Latest Food News
The Latest on the Farm Bill Michael Pollan sent an email to his subscriber list with his take on the Farm Bill that was finally passed after much delay, debate, [ … ]