There is nothing
quite like summer's fresh, juicy, ripe tomatoes. Handpick them from a
backyard garden, browse through the amazing displays at farmers'
markets, pick up a full-to-bursting box as part of a CSA share, or stop
at a roadside farmstand — excellent heirloom tomatoes are more
widely available than ever before. Here are 150 tempting recipes,
developed to celebrate heirlooms and highlight their glorious flavors.
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Featuring delicious recipes
for everything from salsas, risottos, and Easy Curried Chicken to
tarts, pizzas, and salads, this is the collection every tomato lover
will be looking for come summer. |
There are appetizers,
preserves,
soups, salads, entrees, and even a few desserts to satisfy every tomato
preference and craving. Sidebars on tomato lore, descriptions of
heirloom varieties, chef profiles, and gardening tips provide a
fascinating overview of one of our favorite garden foods.
Adding
a taste of celebrity
pizazz to the collection, chefs Alice Waters, Deborah Madison, Daniel
Boulud, Rick Bayless, and Melissa Kelly, to name a few, contribute
treasures such as Chilled Sun Gold Tomato Soup and Tomato- Rice
Casserole with Poblanos, Beef, and Melted Cheese. All the preparations
in Tomato: A
Fresh from-the-Vine Cookbook elevate the tomato to new culinary
heights. For tomato lovers everywhere, here is a book that is as
essential to the kitchen as the tomato itself.
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Tomato
A Fresh-from-the-Vine Cookbook
by Lawrence Davis-Hollander
Storey Publishing, 2010
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a copy
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