I generally avoid free food samples in Manhattan, because ew. The city is so crowded and dirty. How many hundreds of fingers have grazed that chunk of cookie or cube of cheese before mine? But a few months ago, a new cafe called The Juice Shop opened up right downstairs from my office. Most of the ...
Slow Cooker Ratatouille with Fried Eggs
I feel like there is a major conundrum with ratatouille. Yes, it's made with decidedly summery vegetables--eggplant, tomatoes, and zucchini--but it still seems to me like a cold weather dish. At its essence, ratatouille is a hearty vegetable stew, thick and chunky, and exactly the kind of thing you ...
Indian Apple, Tomato and Radish Salad
This salad… You guys, I might need an intervention. I've made it three times in the past week, and that's not including the first time I had it, which was at my mother-in-law's house. It's from the latest issue of Cooking Light. When I first saw it, I flipped right past. I thought the combination ...
Fresh Tomato Bloody Mary
Last week I drank an entire pitcher of bloody marys.* Seriously, I don't mean to toot my own horn, but this recipe is one of my best yet. I've never been a Mrs. T's mix person (except when I'm on an airplane), but when I've made bloody marys in the past, I've always used bottled tomato juice. I ...
Tomato Watermelon Gazpacho
I have an old email from April 2007 that always makes me smile. It's from my best friend from high school. She is helping me analyze my new relationship, and also giving me her recipe for gazpacho. What are girlfriends for, right? Sarah and I met on the first day of 9th grade. I was a new ...
Tomato Salad with Sweet Pea “Ricotta”
I have this weird little frustration with caprese salads. There is always too much cheese. The standard ratio is 50/50--one slice of mozzarella for every slice of tomato. But I feel like the cheese should act more like a creamy accessory to a platter of bright, summer tomatoes bursting with tart ...
Vegan Zucchini Tomato Gratin
I am way, way too excited about this post. I've been dying to share this recipe with you for months now, but I figured I should wait until zucchini was in season. Even though, to be completely honest, I made it a few times over the winter with supermarket squash and tomatoes flown in from who ...
Winter Tomatoes
This tomato recipe is my secret weapon for entertaining. I pretty much always make it when we are hosting brunch because it's so easy, it makes your house smell amazing, and it's a great compliment to egg dishes. There is no reason you couldn't serve it for dinner, too, but let's be honest--when was ...
