A fruity yellow gazpacho made with heirloom tomatoes from HeathGlen Farm. Milder and more delicate than red gazpacho, with tips on the best yellow tomato varieties and classic garnishes.
Yellow Gazpacho Recipe Made with Heirloom Tomatoes Read Post »
Practical ways to use tomato powder: conversion ratios for paste and sauce, a two-ingredient tomato salt, dry rub formulas, salad dressings, and more ideas from a farmer who makes and sells it at market.
How to Use Tomato Powder: Sauces, Rubs, Tomato Salt and More Read Post »
Quick Summary: Bunless mini-burgers topped with crispy bacon, sliced avocado, and cherry tomatoes, skewered on cocktail picks. High protein, low carb, and perfect for game day or summer cookouts. Prep:
Low Carb Sliders: Bunless Mini Burgers with Bacon and Avocado Read Post »
A collection of heirloom tomato recipes from 20+ years of growing at HeathGlen Organic Farm. Fresh, cooked, preserved and cocktail recipes with tips for cooking with different tomato varieties.
Heirloom Tomato Recipes: Fresh, Cooked and Preserved Read Post »
Heirloom Tomato Relish makes a perfect accompaniment to brats, burgers, steaks, pulled pork, carnitas and much more
Fresh Tomato Relish for Burgers and Brats (Bruschetta Style) Read Post »
Quick Summary: Sun-dried tomato butter is a compound butter made by blending rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes with softened butter, garlic, herbs, and lemon juice. Use it as a spread, a pasta
Ideas for Using Sundried Tomatoes + Sundried Tomato Butter Recipe Read Post »
Crispy fried green tomatoes topped with a creamy crab remoulade. Includes tips on choosing the best green tomato varieties and a step-by-step guide to the perfect fry.
Fried Green Tomatoes with Crab Remoulade: A Southern Classic Read Post »
Quick Summary: Thin beef slices stuffed with prosciutto, pine nuts, Pecorino Romano, garlic, and parsley, then simmered for hours in robust tomato sauce. A Sicilian/Neapolitan celebration dish featured in “The
Southern Italian Beef Braciole (Involtini) with Tomato Sauce Read Post »
Low Carb Romesco Sauce – an excellent flavor enhancement to proteins and vegetables on a slow carb, low carb, or ketogenic lifestyle
Homemade Romesco Sauce: No Dairy and Slow Carb Friendly Read Post »
A spicy fermented green tomato kimchi with napa cabbage, chile peppers, garlic, and ginger. Ready in 3-5 days, keeps for months refrigerated. Perfect for end-of-season tomatoes that won’t ripen before frost.
Green Tomato Kimchi Recipe: Fermented Tomatoes Korean-Style Read Post »
Quick Summary: A complete guide to preserving fresh fruits and vegetables from your garden or farmers’ market. Covers freezing, dehydrating, pickling, canning, salt preservation, root cellaring, shrub syrups, fermenting, air
10 Tested Ways to Preserve Herbs, Fruit or Vegetables Read Post »
Tangy refrigerator pickled green tomatoes ready to eat in 24 hours with no canning equipment. Works with unripe end-of-season tomatoes or green heirloom varieties like Aunt Ruby’s and Green Zebra.
Pickled Green Tomatoes: Easy Refrigerator Pickle Recipe Read Post »
The best tomato varieties for sandwiches, burgers, and BLTs from 20+ years of growing heirloom tomatoes at HeathGlen Farm. Includes variety picks, tips for preventing soggy sandwiches, and a prosciutto caprese recipe.
Best Tomatoes for Sandwiches, Burgers, and BLTs Read Post »
Grilled Scallops with Heirloom Tomato Jam is a unique and wonderful dinner when served over polenta or a corn puree
Grilled Scallops over Cheese Polenta with Tomato Jam Read Post »
Dehydrate fresh tomatoes and grind them into a concentrated powder for year-round tomato flavor. Covers drying times, the best tomato varieties for powder, grinding, and storage.
Dehydrated Tomato Powder: How to Make It with Fresh Tomatoes Read Post »
A rustic, freeform savory tart with heirloom tomatoes, herbs and cheese on a flaky buttermilk crust. Includes the difference between a crostata, galette and tart, plus step-by-step photos
Tomato Crostata (Galette) Recipe: Savory Heirloom Tomato Tart Read Post »
The classic Spanish breakfast of ripe tomatoes grated onto garlic-rubbed toast with olive oil. Only 4 ingredients, 10 minutes, and entirely dependent on tomato quality. Includes Mexican-inspired variations.”
Spanish Tomato Bread (Pan con Tomate): 4 Ingredients, 10 Minutes Read Post »
A summer BLT featuring ripe heirloom tomatoes, thick-cut bacon, and homemade basil mayo on toasted sourdough. Plus a winter BLT option using tomato jam.
Tomato Basil BLT with Homemade Basil Mayo Read Post »
A robust freezer tomato sauce made with fresh end-of-season tomatoes, simmered with basil, garlic, thyme, and a hint of sumac. Freeze in batches for winter cooking.
Freezer Tomato Sauce from Fresh Tomatoes (Secret: Sumac) Read Post »
A guide to 40+ heirloom tomato varieties organized by color and flavor, with tasting notes from 20+ years of growing trials at HeathGlen Farm. Covers pink, black, red, striped, orange, and green varieties.
Best Heirloom Tomato Varieties: Flavor Profiles from Mild to Bold Read Post »
Wide, meaty Romano beans slow-cooked with smashed cherry tomatoes, caramelized onions, and fruit vinegar. Includes tips on finding and growing flat beans, plus the Dragon Tongue heirloom variety.
Romano Beans Recipe: Italian Flat Beans Stewed with Cherry Tomatoes Read Post »
Quick Summary: Fresh salsa made by grinding roasted heirloom tomatoes with garlic, onion, jalapeño, and cilantro in a molcajete (Mexican mortar and pestle). The grinding releases more oils and creates
How to Make Fresh Salsa Roja in a Molcajete Read Post »
A healthy, low carb take on Southern fried green tomatoes using almond flour, chicharrones and parmesan instead of cornmeal. Crispy, keto friendly, with tips on choosing the best green tomato varieties.
Healthy Fried Green Tomatoes: Low Carb and Keto Recipe Read Post »
Quick Summary: A hearty lentil soup with bold smoky flavor from smoked paprika and smoked tomatoes. Red lentils cook quickly and break down into a creamy base. Add spinach for
Smoky Lentil Soup with Spinach and Tomatoes Read Post »
Low carb meatballs can take many forms. This recipe is for a quick and easy weeknight meal with prepared meatballs and shirataki noodles
Slow Carb Spaghetti and Meatballs (Easy Weeknight Dinner) Read Post »
Three cocktails using homemade tomato shrub syrup: a signature Bloody Mary, an unusual martini, and a tomato-cherry daiquiri. Plus basics on making shrub syrups from fresh or smoked tomatoes.
Tomato Shrub Cocktails: 3 Recipes with Homemade Tomato Shrub Syrup Read Post »
Quick Summary: Quick Summary: Smoking tomatoes adds depth and complexity to fall and winter dishes. This guide covers what foods smoke well, how to store smoked tomatoes three ways, and
How to Use Smoked Tomatoes (Plus Pork Ragu Recipe) Read Post »
A ketogenic or low carb dinner salad can take many forms, but this classic French Nicoise salad is one of the more versatile & nutritious
Pressed Tuna Picnic Sandwich: Niçoise Salad and Pan Bagnat Read Post »
A winter BLT using tomato jam instead of fresh tomatoes. Sweet, smoky, and perfect with crispy bacon and arugula on brioche. Plus more ways to use tomato jam year-round.”
Tomato Jam Sandwich: A Winter BLT When Fresh Tomatoes Are Gone Read Post »
Slow carb crockpot chili is a great way to do batch cooking for slow carb lifestyles. There is plenty leftover for great portable lunches.
Crockpot Chili: Slow Carb, Keto-Friendly, Big Batch) Read Post »
