Freezing tomatoes is an easy method for preservation, with limitations on texture after thawing. Tomatoes can be frozen whole, sliced, or pureed, with or without blanching and peeling. Tomatoes can ...

It's the end of summer and your tomato plant is somehow still producing pounds of the ruby-hued fruit. So what do you do? Eat as many BLTs as possible, and then freeze the rest for later. During the ...

I honestly don't know what I would do without tomatoes, as I use them in so many of my favorite dishes. However, I do sometimes overcompensate for my tomato addiction by buying too many at once, ...

If you grow tomatoes in your garden, you're probably familiar with huge quantities of ripening tomatoes during the months of July and August: so much so that it's impossible to use them all up. If you ...

Tomatoes are a staple in any home cook’s vegetable arsenal, even though they’re technically a fruit. Whether you mix them into a paste, cut them into salad-ready cubes or eat them whole, they’re a key ...

It’s August and the fresh, local tomatoes are in! Oh, that ripe tomato flavor we hanker for all year but only get from now until the sunlight weakens. It feels like coming home. Here’s one good reason ...

LET'S JAM: Spiced tomato jam is a simple way to preserve the WNC harvest to savor year-round. Photo by Glenn English We are now deep into tomato season here in Western North Carolina. After you’ve had ...