#Tomatoes

Susan L. Marquis.  I Am Not a Tractor!  How Florida Farmworkers Took on the Fast Food Giants and Won.  ILR Press, 2017. Susan Marquis is the Dean of the Pardee RAND Graduate School and an unlikely person to be writing this book.  Her background is in military defense, which she describes as

I am a long-time reader of Science Magazine and every now and then come across an article I just love. My latest favorite is a study titled “A chemical genetic roadmap to improved tomato flavor.” As any grower of backyard (or, in my case, terrace) tomatoes can tell you, the most delicious

Hey, party people, and welcome back to another salty, jammy episode of Recipe of the Week. Last week, we celebrated the last bit of tomato season with all sorts of delicious tomato-y treasures, and the winner — from tomato superstar Kelly — was a dish that seems to perfectly bridge the ... Continue

Hello, my fellow enthusiastic eaters, and welcome back to another umami-packed installment of Recipe of the Week. Last week we dished about basidiocarps in all of their glory, and the winner — from esteemed commenter wimsey — was a perfect little pocket of tastiness.When I was living in ...

Hello fellow food enthusiasts, and welcome back to Recipe of the Week. Last week we got fresh and flirty with sultry salads, and the winning bowl of goodness from Platypus Jones spoke to my heart and my stomach.Panzanella is the china white of salads. All you really need are tomatoes and old bread.