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When a Tomato is a Tart

I read the other day that cooking tomatoes actually increases their nutritional value, particularly lycopene. This was my green light for making a tomato tart. As much as I love a ripe tomato right off the vine, roasted tomatoes are a close second. I must say, very close. 
As with any vegetable, tomatoes’ innate  flavor and [...]

Souped Up on Tomatoes

Put me elbow-to-elbow at the farmers market over a box of Billy’s tomato seconds and I can get pretty competitive. My greediness reared its ugly head last week and I ended up with about four large tomatoes more than I needed. Serves me right, because there were plenty to go around. Even knowing this, the [...]