[Jamestown1630]

This week: Miscellaneous! Tomatoes, Biscuits – and perhaps a get-ahead craft idea for your Christmas – here in July.

(Early this week, since I missed last week.)

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-JT

[miss marmelstein]

Lovely! I’m off to Maine in a week and look forward to all the fresh veggies in the Rockland Farmer’s Market.

I’ll post my Chicken Pot Pie recipe which is made with biscuits.

[SkyDancer]

Hai! I’d like someone who has a great recipe for tomato soup. I hated it when I was a kid but somewhere there’s one that’s good. I’m thinking basil and garlic something or other. Ideas?

[MightyMama]

I’ve been frantically making salsa and spaghetti sauce all week, after a minor explosion in the tomato department.

As for Christmas, I’m experimenting with candied citrus in the hopes of giving them as gifts this year. A select few family members get spaghetti sauce instead, but most of ‘em I don’t love that much. :)

[lizma2]

The tomato is my favorite food. I eat them at least in 2 meals a day in the summer. Breakfast is either a BLT or bruschetta. Can eat them like an apple with a little bit of Lawry’s seasoning salt. Heaven!!

Like this one. Ina Garten’s Panzanella recipe. Tomatoes, basil, garlic, capers (Love these little guys!!!), garlic, toasted bread with a Dijon vinaigrette.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/panzanella-recipe-1944317

Another good one I have is so old and made so many times I don’t even know the amounts. Tried to find something similar on the net but nothing close came up.

Greek(?) Pasta Salad

Rotini tri-colored pasta
Tomatoes
Green pepper
Black olives
Feta cheese
Nuts (usually pecan)
Mayo
Dill
Garlic
Tarragon vinegar
Black pepper
A splash of brandy (not a brandy fan but it gives this some pizzazz!)

Missed you last week! Glad you’re back. Hope you had a good vaca!

[pugmama]

We are drowning in produce from the garden-have been making and freezing sauces, pestos etc and freezing it. We planted tomatillos and they are also growing like crazy. I made this last night will all fresh veges and it really was wonderful. The garnishes really added to the flavor. Garden Gazpacho with Fresh Tomatillos For the soup: • 2 large cucumbers, coarsely chopped • 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped • 1/2 medium head lettuce, any tender and mild (not bitter)
variety, coarsely chopped • 1 medium ripe avocado, pitted, peeled, and coarsely chopped • 2 scallions, coarsely chopped • 1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves • 1 cup hulled and coarsely chopped fresh tomatillos
(or 3/4 cup store-bought salsa verde) • 1 mild or hot fresh green chili pepper, seeded and minced • Juice of 1 lime, or more, to taste • 1 teaspoon ground cumin • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Additions: I added about 2 lbs mixed cut up tomatoes as well as 1/2 cut up red onion, and 1-2 tbsp red wine vinegar. To garnish: • 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped ( I put this in the soup ingredients). • 1 medium red bell pepper, finely diced • 1 medium avocado, peeled and finely diced • 1 medium mango, pitted and finely diced, peaches or any other fresh melon finely diced • Juice of 1/2 lime • Fresh basil leaves Combine  all the soup ingredients in a blender with 1 cup water ( I added tomato juice instead. I would have added clamato juice but didn’t have it). Process until pureed, with a little texture remaining. Transfer to a large serving container. Stir in more water as needed to give the mixture a medium-thick consistency. Cover and refrigerate for an hour or more, until thoroughly chilled. Just before serving, re-season to taste, combine the garnishes in a small bowl and stir together. Top each serving of the cold soup with this mixture. I also garnished with small cooked shrimp and then drizzle over some balsamic glaze ( the kind you get at Trader Joe’s)

[pugmama]

This is a great recipe for ham and biscuit bread. I like Rebecca Lang’s southern recipes.

http://www.rebeccalangcooks.com/pdf/Post%20and%20Courier.pdf

[pugmama]

I have been making these since I discovered this magazine and site. There are also great recipes for pimento cheese.

http://gardenandgun.com/recipe/pimento-cheese-biscuits/

[pugmama]

Made this last week and we really liked it.

https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/heirloom-tomato-zucchini-galette-honey-thyme/

[pugmama]

We grew green okra this year and I made this salad. We loved it.

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/the-ultimate-summer-tomato-salad