Posts Tagged ‘Tomatoes’
I am going to interrupt my series on Asian night, to bring you a guest blog post by none other than my mother. Momma Fran as she is known to my peers, could always be heard at athletic events as the one concerned mother yelling, don’t you push him Number #22, I have my eyes on you… Also, she has an infectious laugh that can be heard anywhere around Hendersonville. Theater productions seek her out for Dress Rehearsals to give the actors confidence before opening night. More importantly though, she has been a huge inspiration and supporter in my culinary exploits. I think it started with my blueberry muffin stand on the side of the road that my brother and I had, she of course made sure we never burned ourselves or the muffins. So, without further ado, I present to you, Momma Fran in her food blog debut.<a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7AxTlvbUylY/SKNT7MDUPJI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/eKlXeSaDg7U/s16…
Guest Blog: Momma Fran, Fried Green Tomatoes
August 14th, 2008This marks a slight departure from my sourdough series, but I think it’s for good reason. The bounty has started to fly in from our backyard garden. And I’m in HEAVEN.
I am a huge fan of cherry tomatoes. I love their bright color, their petite size, and their early harvest date. I love the way they explode in my mouth, releasing a mixture of sweet, tangy, seedy delight.
In fact, to me the only thing better than a cherry tomato fresh from the garden is one that’s been tortured in the oven for a little while, until it collapses into a little pile of ultra-sweet caramelized tomato-ness. In fact, that’s exactly what I did with the very first batch of cherry tomatoes from our garden.
The process is far from difficult, and it has any number of variations. This is what I did this week.
I took the tomatoes and tossed them with some pummeled garlic cloves, some olive oil, a bit of salt, and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes.
Then I threw them on a parchment lined jelly roll pan, and …
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
August 13th, 2008This is a tomato.
Round. Red. Boring. You can get them any time of the year at the supermarket (and you should be worried about that).
These are Wild Boar Farms Tomatoes
Multi-colored. Multi-shaped. Flavor like you’ve never tasted in a tomato before.
Today, we attended the 2008 NORCATT (NORthern CAlifornia Tomato Tasting) in Fairfield, CA. Unlike previous NORCATTs, which featured tomatoes from home gardeners, this event was hosted by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms and showcased tomatoes grown right there on his …
Wild Boar Farms: These Aren’t Your Dad’s Tomatoes
August 11th, 2008
Grilled eggplant with tomatoes and cheese and a new home
August 8th, 2008
Zucchini Trifolati with cherry tomatoes and basil
August 7th, 2008
Greek Pasta with Tomatoes, Squash, Feta and Oregano
August 5th, 2008
Sundried Tomatoes and Basil Ciabatta Rolls
July 29th, 2008
Quick Dinner: Zucchini, Tomatoes & Basil
July 28th, 2008
Orzo with Grilled Tomatoes, Dill and Cream Cheese
July 27th, 2008And I thought the potato was hard to deal with, but in a way, the tomato is even harder!
As of this post, this lone tomato is the only one I’ve been able to harvest from my garden. Soon enough, I’ll be rolling in tomatoes.
Oh, I could think of a million things to do with it, but most of them don’t involve cooking, at least not this time of year. Right now, the most appealing thing I can think of is to pick a sweet little sungold off the vine and pop it in my mouth. However, that wouldn’t make a very interesting post and since I’m hosting Weekend Wokking this month, I thought it’d look better if I actually made something. As luck would have it, I found a recipe in my Food of Thailand book (see right side bar) that looked interesti…
Weekend Wokking with Tomatoes!
July 27th, 2008
One of the good things about being on vacation for two weeks is that I’ve not been able to cook and add food photos to my hard drive. That has forced me to go through what I’ve already accumulated, and either trash a dish, or make a mental note to post it. Pathetically, when scanning through old photos, I can barely remember what I cooked, anyway. So with the embarrassing addition of more than 750 vacation photos to my hard drive this week, it’s been easy to delete, delete, delete old food photos, and mark the recipe (if I can actually remember where it is) to be made again with much better photos. Sounds like a great plan that, if I know myself, will struggle toward execution. So much food, so little time, right?
In the meantime, it’s the weekend, and although half the world is smack in the middle of summer and not thrilled about turning on their ovens, knowing foodies as I do, sometimes, a recipe that’s easy and delicious makes us rethink…
Baked Eggs with Asparagus & Tomatoes
July 25th, 2008
Smoked Fish in Sundried Tomatoes
July 25th, 2008
Lunchbox # 23 - Cheddar Sandwich, Nectarine and Cherry Tomatoes (Wholesome Lunchbox)
July 24th, 2008
:: Basil Pesto and Roasted Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes
July 22nd, 2008
Tomatoes
July 20th, 2008One of the good things about being on vacation for two weeks is that I’ve not been able to cook and add food photos to my hard drive. That has forced me to go through what I’ve already accumulated, and either trash a dish, or make a mental note to post it. Pathetically, when scanning through old photos, I can barely remember what I cooked, anyway. So with the embarrassing addition of more than 750 vacation photos to my hard drive this week, it’s been easy to delete, delete, delete old food photos, and mark the recipe (if I can actually remember where it is) to be made again with much better photos. Sounds like a great plan that, if I know myself, will struggle toward execution. So much food, so little time, right?
In the meantime, it’s the weekend, and although half the world is smack in the middle of summer and not thrilled about turning on their ovens, knowing foodies as I do, sometimes, a recipe that’s easy and delicious makes us rethink…
Baked Eggs with Asparagus & Tomatoes
July 18th, 2008
Carrots, tomatoes, healthy cooking oil - they belong!
July 15th, 2008
Fried Green Tomatoes
July 13th, 2008
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes and Fines Herbes
July 13th, 2008
