Monthly Archives: September 2008

Not every tomato ripens. As we move into autumn, with its less sunshine and cooler nights, the days of tomatoes turning heavy and red in the garden are numbered. (Readers in Seattle, I’m looking at you: 61 degrees and rainy.) Like its tropical companion basil, the tomato plant gets cranky come fall. Generally, the advice is that before your first [...]

Join us this week as we give summer’s tomatoes a juicy send-off. Check in daily for luscious tomato photos, juicy tomato recipes, and tips from the garden plot. And send us your own stories and advice! Tell us, for instance: What’s the tastiest tomato variety, and the best way to serve it? What’s the easiest way to can or freeze? [...]

Fresh Bloody Mary made with Kellogg’s Breakfast tomatoes Cut about 1/2 pound ripe Kellogg’s Breakfast or similar yellow tomatoes in half crosswise. Press tomatoes, cut side down, through a colander or a coarse wire sieve set over a bowl to collect juice (you’ll need about 3/4 cup); discard skin. Mix the 3/4 cup tomato juice, 1/4 cup gin or vodka, [...]