Cooking With Tomatoes

As part of our Totally Tomatoes Weekend, Nancy Cavanaugh gave a cooking demonstration that showed some of her favorite ways to prepare home-grown tomatoes. Mouths watered and attendees were rewarded with samples of the dishes she prepared.  Of particular interest was the Roasted Tomato Basil Soup from the Barefoot Contessa Cookbook and the Fresh Tomato Salsa recipe originally published in Gourmet Magazine in 1998. Nancy pointed out that the salsa recipe isa good starting base. She suggests adding grilled fruit, roasted corn, peppers, black beans and seasonings to your taste. She added 1 cup diced cucumber, grilled pineapple and roasted corn.

Nancy used a selection of fresh herbs and fruit from the store, but imagine how much more delicious the dishes will be when made with your own home-grown tomatoes!