C – I love tomato season. I eat tomatoes with almost every meal. My husband finally requested a meal without tomatoes or just not serve it to him. He said his stomach was hurting and he thinks it might be because of the acid in tomatoes. I’m ok with it. … Continue reading
Update and Redux: J – When Luke first showed us how to make these guys, I was unclear on the nuances of drying vs. roasting tomatoes. What a surprise! Nothing like sun-dried tomatoes, which do still have a roll to play in the Be Mindful. Be Human. kitchen. Nicely, they … Continue reading
Update and Redux: J – This spicy tomato juice makes one heck of a Bloody Mary … if you are so inclined. Christina doesn’t drink, so she takes hers ”straight up.” Just the juice. She’ll have a couple to get her day started right, along with some eggs. It has … Continue reading
C – Tomatoes and soy sauce are like pesto and pasta. They go together so well. I have been in love with the combination of tomatoes and soy sauce since I was little. It used to be the only way I would eat tomatoes. My dad would make a huge … Continue reading
C – I love seeing both green tomatoes and red ripe tomatoes on the bush. Some times it can be a waiting game to get them all red so I started thinking about how use both the green and the red ones in a dish. I am a bit tired … Continue reading
C – Sometimes we get great treats. This time it was green tomatoes and a box full of fresh vegetables from one of Jim’s friends. I haven’t met her, but I like her already. Anyone who can grow an overly abundant garden and is willing to share is a wonderful … Continue reading
C – I used to call pico de gallo a form of salsa. I didn’t know they were two different things. They typically have similar ingredients, but are made in different ways. Basicsally, salsa is a cooked sauce and pico de gallo is a fresh salad chopped into small pieces. … Continue reading
J – I am a super fan of BLT-anything sandwiches … Regular BLT, Avocado BLAT and Salmon BLT, of course. But, this one takes it to a whole new level. Something about the fried green tomatoes pushes the deliciousness meter a whole bunch. We served them to our client for … Continue reading
Update and Redux; J – This delicious dish is one of our “lost recipes” … only because we had a database issue last year. Poof, 45 recipes disappeared from the blog! I was not amused. Fortunately, we have tons of archives, so we just had to reconstruct it. Just is … Continue reading
Update and Redux: C – Ice cream is probably the most essential thing we have to have all the time. We buy ½ a gallon of cream and ½ a gallon of milk at a time … just to make ice cream. Jim loves trying to figure out what flavor … Continue reading