aj12754's Profile

From: Montclair, NJ USA

Joined: November 22nd, 2009

About me: I can't be the only person who starts thinking about what to cook next while I am doing the dishes for the meal I just finished eating ... right?

Favorite cookbook: I flirt with all of them. But I am a sucker for good writing and great pictures.

Favorite recipe: Pretty much any combo of good bread and great cheese.

Slow-Roasted Tomatoes from One Good Dish

A dish that could not be simpler to make, and absolutely delicious. Topped the cooled tomato with a room temperature slice of mozzarella drizzled with EVOO and some ribbons of basil. A real treat. read more >

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Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving

By Judi Kingry, Lauren Devine
Robert Rose - 2006

This was quite a lot of work. We started with 40 pounds of plum tomatoes and -- with two people working -- it took about two hours to blanche, peel, core and quarter all those tomatoes. Filling the jars and processing took another 2-2.5 hours. On the plus side, we have 15+ quarts of beautiful tomatoes on the counter. And the directions in this cookbook are absolutely meticulous.

It was an interesting cooking experience but when it comes to canning and preserving in the future, I may just stick to jams and jellies -- smaller batches and significantly shorter processing times ... unless these tomatoes turn out to be food fit for the gods. Will update review when I open a jar and use them in the middle of winter when I want a little reminder of the tastes of summer.

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