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Filed Under: Food, Garden Tagged With: recipe, tomato, vegetable

My Favorite Tomato Recipes

July 3, 2023 By Lucy Mercer Leave a Comment

I love tomatoes. I love to grow them. I love to cook my favorite tomato recipes. And I especially love to eat them.

There’s a classic ode by the great singer-songwriter Guy Clark that goes like this:

“Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes.
What’d life be without homegrown tomatoes?
Only two things that money can’t buy
That’s true love & homegrown tomatoes.”

(Check out Guy in fine form here.)

Here on A Cook and Her Books, I help you grow them and help you cook with them. (You’re on your own for song writing. 😂)

How to Grow Tomatoes

Red cherry tomatoes growing in the garden. Photo by Lucy Mercer | A Cook and Her Books
Cherry tomatoes ripening on the vine in my keyhole garden. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books.

Let’s start in the garden with Tips for Growing Tomatoes and How to Grow a Victory Garden to get you started. My enemy in the garden is the tobacco hornworm. Read about identifying and controlling this pest.

My Favorite Tomato Recipes

Sliced tomatoes on a plate | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books
Sometimes the best thing you can do with tomatoes is slice them, place on a dinner plate and sprinkle good salt over all. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

Whether your tomatoes come from your garden, the farmers market or the grocery store, give these recipes a try:

How to Oven Dry Tomatoes

How to Oven Dry (or Semi-Dry) Tomatoes

Roasted Cherry Tomato Soup Recipe

Roasted Cherry Tomato Soup Recipe

Tomato Salad and Vinaigrette Recipe

Tomato Salad & Vinaigrette Recipe

Quick Tip for Cherry Tomatoes

Quick Tip for Cherry Tomatoes

Tomato Gravy and Biscuits Recipe

Tomato Gravy & Biscuits Story + Recipe

Roasted Tomato Jam Recipe

Roasted Tomato Jam Recipe

Tomato Jam with Warm Indian Spices Recipe

Tomato Jam with Warm Indian Spices Recipe

Briami, Greek Roasted Vegetables

Briami: Greek Roasted Vegetables

Tomato and Mozzarella Panzanella Recipe

Tomato and Mozzarella Panzanella Recipe

Cherry Tomato and Basil Saute Recipe

Cherry Tomato and Basil Saute Recipe

Open-Faced Tomato Sandwich with Goat Cheese Recipe

Tomato Sandwich for Breakfast

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