Tomato

Make Sundried Tomatoes in Your Car
No Fuss Sundried Tomatoes Dehydrated in Your Car
Folks, I know you're gonna love this one. Yes, you can make gourmet sun-dried tomatoes in your car! Fresh sun-dried tomatoes retail for $5, $10, or even $20 a pound. Whether you grow your own tomatoes or take advantage of seasonal sales, making your own sun-dried tomatoes is hands-down the easiest way to preserve the bounty of the season. When it's too hot to drive, take advantage of the summer heat and preserve tomatoes. In the middle of winter or before the next harvest, there's nothing l...

Home Canning Tomatoes
You Say Tomato
Here I have pulled together instructions, ideas, recipes, supplies, and cookbooks from across the web for canning tomatoes to be enjoyed year round. Home canned tomatoes have almost always been present in my life. My dad grows the tomatoes and my mom cans them. There's no comparison between the taste of those tomatoes and the ones you buy in a can. I think some of it has to do with the difference between glass and metal, but also probably the tomatoes being picked at the right time, too. Qui...

Tomato: Fruit or Vegetable?
It's time to end this argument!
I grew up knowing tomatoes are vegetables. I don't know how I knew it but I never questioned it because it was just common sense. Now, don't shake your head and walk away. I actually have some good points to make. 1. Tomatoes aren't sweet. 2. Tomatoes aren't served as dessert. 3. Tomatoes don't taste good on ice cream (and all fruit tastes good on ice cream!). 4. Tomatoes are the main ingredient in vegetable juice. Now if the people who make vegetable juice don't think that a tomato is a fru...