Quick Summary: Tomato powder can be a secret ingredient to enhancing flavor in any recipe where you want that robust punch of tomato flavor, even in winter. This guide covers […]
Tomato Powder: How to Use it in Recipes and Cooking 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 »
Quick Summary: A collection of tomato recipes from 20+ years of growing heirlooms at HeathGlen Organic Farm. From fresh summer salads to preserved sauces for winter, these recipes make the
Tomato Recipe Collection: Fresh, Cooked and Canned (Heirloom Tomato Options) 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 »
Quick Summary: Pros and cons of using a green tomato variety or just unripe red tomatoes for fried green tomatoes. Includes recipe for crispy fried green tomatoes topped with a
Best Tomato Varieties for Fried Green Tomatoes (+ Crab Remoulade Recipe) 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 »
Quick Summary: Green tomato kimchi combines unripe tomatoes with napa cabbage, chile peppers, garlic, ginger, and fish sauce, then ferments for 3-5 days. The result is a spicy, tangy condiment
Green Tomato Kimchi: How to Ferment End-of-Season Tomatoes 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 »
Quick Summary: Tangy, garlicky refrigerator pickles made from green tomatoes, ready to eat in 24 hours with no canning equipment needed. Works with unripe end-of-season tomatoes or green heirloom varieties
Quick Pickled Green Tomatoes: A Simple Refrigerator Pickle Recipe Read Post »
Quick Summary: Best tomatoes for sandwiches are large, meaty slicers with small seed cavities. Heirloom varieties that are meaty include: Mortgage Lifter (mild, sweet), Cherokee Purple (smoky), Brandywine (balanced), Aussie
Best Tomatoes for Slicing on Sandwiches: Meaty Slicers 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 »
Quick Summary: Concentrated summer tomato flavor, captured for year-round use. Dehydrate fresh tomatoes and grind them into a powder that adds more depth than a can of tomatoes ever could.
 Dehydrated Tomato Powder: How to Make It from Fresh Tomatoes Read Post »
Quick Summary: A rustic, freeform savory tart showcasing fresh summer tomatoes with herbs and cheese on a flaky buttermilk crust. Beautiful, easier than pie, and a perfect use for peak-season
Heirloom Tomato Crostata (aka Galette): A Savory Tart with Fresh Tomatoes Read Post »
Quick Summary: The simplest tomato recipe: ripe tomatoes grated onto garlic-rubbed toast and drizzled with olive oil. A breakfast staple across Spain that requires only four ingredients but depends entirely
How to Make Pan con Tomate (Spanish Tomato Bread) Read Post »
Quick Summary: Fresh basil pureed into mayonnaise is the simple upgrade that makes this classic BLT extraordinary. Use thick-cut bacon, ripe heirloom tomatoes, and toasted sourdough for the full summer
Classic BLT with Basil Mayonnaise Read Post »
Low carb freezer tomato sauce made with end of the season fresh tomatoes can enhance low carb meals (like spaghetti & meatballs) all winter
Freezer Tomato Sauce with Sumac (Fresh Tomato Recipe) Read Post »
The color of heirloom tomatoes can often relate to a particular flavor profile. This post examines the most popular colors and flavors of heirloom tomatoes
Heirloom Tomato Varieties: From Mild and Sweet to Bold and Intense Read Post »
Italian flat beans sauteed with cherry tomatoes make a perfect low carb summer dinner, especially when paired with smothered cod
Romano Beans (Flat Beans) Stewed with Smashed 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 »
Low carb fried green tomatoes made with almond flour and chicharrones make a perfect pairing with poached eggs for a beautiful low carb or keto breakfast
Fried Green Tomatoes: Low Carb with Almond Flour and Parmesan Cheese 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 »
How to make a Tomato Martini, a Smoked Tomato/Cherry Daiquiri, and a Tomato Shrub Bloody Mary with Shrub Syrups
Tomato Shrub Cocktails: Bloody Mary, Martini, and Daiquiri 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 »
This recipe for an out-of-season BLT using tomato jam is an easy, refreshing way to enjoy BLTs all year round.
BLT with Tomato Jam (When Fresh Tomatoes Are Out of Season) 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 »
Pairing low carb spaghetti squash with sun-dried tomatoes makes an excellent keto or low carb side dish. Add protein for a low carb dinner
Low Carb Spaghetti Squash with Sundried Tomatoes Read Post »
