By Kira Hamman

Check out this picture my brother sent me of a tomato he grew in his garden in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Wow, right?

How do you grow whopping tomatoes like this?

To be honest, I don’t usually even try, because I don’t have the patience. I’d rather eat a delicious normal-sized tomato, or ten, than wait for a whopper that I can brag to my friends about. Still, there’s something compelling about tomatoes the size of small dogs. They’re so county fair, so… summer.

If you want to try it, the first thing is to Read the rest of this entry »

By Thomas Cenci

Avocados are now ripe in abundance and it’s time to make that famous duo of tomato and avocados.

From salads to salsas, it’s a classic combination that we all love.

Ingredients:
• 1 ripe avocado
• ½ small onion
• 1 small red chilli
• 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
• 2 tsp caster sugar
• 2 cloves fresh garlic, peeled and chopped
• 15 cherry tomatoes, quartered Read the rest of this entry »

By Michelle Fabio

Soon the New York Giants will be playing the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game and there’s more than a spot in the Super Bowl at stake.

There’s also a little matter of tomatoes.

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has pledged to send Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle a case of Jersey fresh tomatoes should his Giants fall to the Pack. New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has pledged New York pastrami if the East Coast team loses. Read the rest of this entry »