Tomatoes: 50 Tried & True Recipes

The Cookbook for Enjoying Summer's Quintessential Food

Easy to grow and delicious to eat, tomatoes can be enjoyed raw and are commonly cooked in recipes. Ranging from the size of a grape to that of a softball, tomatoes provide a sweet, tangy flavor, perfect for salads, appetizers, beverages, pasta, and more. Tomatoes is a cookbook by Julia Rutland that features 50 easy recipes geared for busy cooks who enjoy great flavor. The author is a professional writer, recipe developer, recipe tester, food stylist, and television/media demonstrator, so you can be certain that every recipe is a crowd-pleaser! The book's full-color photography adds to the enjoyment of cooking. Plus, an entire chapter is devoted to growing tomatoes in your own plot or container garden--with expert tips from a master gardener. Julia further provides plenty of useful information on buying tomatoes and a rundown of the different types available.

People love tomatoes because they flavor so many of our favorite dishes: pizza, salsa, spaghetti, BLTs--and, of course, the Bloody Mary. Add Tomatoes to your cookbook collection, and savor this wonderful variety of delectable dishes.