Podcast of BBC Radio 4, programme on Tomatoes! http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/foodprog
wherein as part of their coverage of TOMATO SEASON in BRITAIN, I go to the isle of wight, to see them grown, taste and taste and taste their lovely myriad varieties, then go into the kitchen and do some cooking. Following are a few recipes we prepared–when tomato season hits, you’ll be ready!
I grew up in a town devoted to tomatoes–Sacramento, Ca even has its own brand of delicious juice: Sacramento Tomato Juice–and really, the only thing that made the near-daily 100F heat tolerable was the way it coaxed the tomatoes into glorious deliciousness!
And then there are the tomato places I love to visit, and my tomato memories: for breakfast, with shots of a firewater-ish drink, in Bulgaria. in a jungle salad in Peru. in nearly everything in Greece, and rubbed on bread in Spain. Then there is Napoli, my tomato spiritual home–spaghetti with tomatoes, basil, and a little garlic, no cheese please!–my fave. i can be shameless in eating it, every day when i’m there, if i have a chance. unless i’m near a pizza, and then its tomato tomato tomato, too.
i truly madly deeply love tomatoes. feeling very thrilled that its june, and we’re teetering on the brink of tomato season. wooo-hoooooo!
With over 70 cookbook titles (including contributions) to her credit, Marlena conjures up flavours and dishes from the Mediterranean to Mexico, California to France to the Italian islands and single subjects such as chili peppers, olive oil, mushrooms, to a book on classic Jewish food from all over the world.