Tomatoes, Tomatoes and More Tomatoes!

[not2late]

I have tomatoes growing in my backyard and they're moving into my house at record speed!

Here's a tomato recipe I saw on tv, tried and now I'm hooked!

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Sandwich
http://www.ciaoitalia.com/rc_recipe_...p?recipeid=919

I've tried that recipe using different ripeness of tomatoes and different cheeses. All very delicious, though I like the tartness of the under-ripe tomato best.

My mom used to make this for us when I was a kid

Egg baked in tomato:
Per person:
1 tomato
1 egg
1 tablespoon melted butter or cream
salt and pepper to taste

Cut the top off the tomato and scoop out the insides. Chop the insides put into a shallow dish. Set the hollowed tomato into the dish, nestling it in the chopped tomato innards. Break the egg into a small dish and carefully slide it into the tomato shell. Repeat using one egg per tomato. Carefully drizzle the butter or cream on top of each egg. Salt and pepper to taste. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.

Variations:
Top with cheese.
Top with crumbled bacon.
Spoon pesto into the tomato shell before adding the egg.

[Miss Phode]

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I bought some really fantastic New Jersey tomatoes at a farmers market over the weekend. They are definitely the best tomatoes I've had since moving to Florida.

I wish I had the space to grow my own. I miss home grown tomatoes.

[Heidi3]

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I wish I could grow tomatoes here

how about some roasted tomato salsa? or gazpacho? or home made tomato soup?

I am so jealous!!

[Miss Phode]

Re: Tomatoes, Tomatoes and More Tomatoes!

I wish I could grow tomatoes here

how about some roasted tomato salsa? or gazpacho? or home made tomato soup?

I am so jealous!!

I have no idea where what grows. Tomatoes don't do well in Washington?

[Desertthorn]

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That sounds like a great recipe Megs. I'm going to try it in the morning. I was thinking off all the stuff we could put in or on it to change the flavor. Thanks for sharing.

[not2late]

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I didn't know tomatoes don't grow in Washington state either!!! Is it the weather, soil or both?

[Desertthorn]

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Heidi and I live in the same area. I grew tomatoes when I had a garden, but you have to start then in the house and keep them very warm cause we have short summers and long winters. Most do not ripen in time for the first frost. They also get diseases because of the cool weather. Greenhouses are a must. Thats in Western Wa. Now in eastern Wa they have a completely different climate and can grow beautiful tomatoes

[not2late]

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Ahh. I see, now.

[dotsamantha]

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OMG the tomato and cheese!

I love making the min the toaster oven and the cheese forms a shell over the tomato, yum

Jersey tomatoes are awesome. My last landlord grew tomatoes, they were gigantic.