Four for Dinner

After an unseasonably cold summer, we are having an extended heat wave that makes me want to make food that keeps us cool. Since I have quarts of freshly jarred tomato juice, I think gazpacho should be one of our dinners. It is an old favorite. I think this week will be our week for [...]

A few years ago, at a restaurant called 21 Federal in Nantucket, L & J had a soup that was very unusual. It was a cold tomato consomme served over a mini caprese style salad. What made it so different was that the “soup” was a clear – totally clear – tomato juice. It had [...]

I know when a meal is a hit when L & J, within the first few bites, ask, “Can we have this in our lunch boxes tomorrow?” Tonight’s dinner was one of those recipes that was right on target. I am not a particularly good or adventuresome cook when it comes to Asian style food. [...]

Yesterday the girls and I worked with our friends GJR and SAS to can (jar) ninety (yes, 9-0) pounds of tomatoes. We lost one jar because it broke while it was in the pot processing, and there were a few tomatoes that were past their prime, so we couldn’t use them. Thirty-three jars (20 quarts [...]