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The Tomato Festival Cookbook: 150 Recipes that Make the Most of Your Crop of Lush, Vine-Ripened, Sun-Warmed, Fat, Juicy, Ready-to-Burst Heirloom Tomatoes

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Compiled and organized by Lawrence Davis-Hollander (Founder and Director of the Eastern Native Seed Conservancy), The Tomato Festival Cookbook showcases 150 recipes each of which focuses upon culinary creations featuring heirloom tomatoes as a principal ingredient. Along with the "kitchen friendly" recipes, The Tomato Festival Cookbook offers informed advice on selecting the very best heirloom tomatoes, reveals how to grow great-tasting tomatoes in your own garden, provides historical tomato lore, as well as profiles of notable tomato growers and thematically appropriate regional festivals. From Tomato and Corn Salsa; Stuffed Mussels with Tomatoes and Almonds; Spicy Tomato Cocktails; and Heirloom Tomato and Goat Cheese Salad; to Robert Gurvich's Pizza with Fresh Tomato Sauce; Spanish-Style Fish with Tomatoes and Potatoes; Tomato Jam Tart; and Tomato-Rice Casserole with Poblanos, Beef, and Melted Cheese, The Tomato Festival Cookbook will prove to a welcome and much appreciated addition to any tomato lover's personal cookbook collection!

This first-time author brings together reknowned chefs and tomato connoisseurs who share over 150 mouth-watering receipes ranging from common preparations like spaghetti sauce to fancy creations like West African Chicken. Sidebars of information are included giving growing tips and historical lore for selecting the best-tasting heirlooms for each recipe. Davis-Hollander uses carefully selected and saved tomato seeds to produce exquisite tomatoes for his exotic recipes. This is a good source for specific information on heirloom tomatoes and a variety of tasty dishes.

This book covers all aspects of tomatoes and has plenty of delightful recipes.

This book covered everything I wanted to know about tomatoes and more.

If you want to learn more about what you are growing in your garden and some great ways to prepare tomatoes consider purchasing this book. There is a great deal of fascinating history surrounding the "simple" tomato plant. Nicely printed with old style drawings, The Tomato Festival Cookbook is well worth it's weight in tomatoes.

Excellent book - since we are new Heirloom Tomato growers and are working on a TomatoFare in Washington State, this is a great reference, beautifully illustrated book for review.

I have read this book from cover to cover and can't wait for my tomatoes to ripen. This is my first year of growing hierloom tomatoes and "Tomato Festival Cookbook" is and excellent resource with a lot of great recipes. It also includes several lists of various people's favorite heirloom tomato choices. I am sure, some I planted will not be my favorites and will be replace by other varieties mentioned in "The Tomato Festival Cookbook" next year. What a great gift for a tomato lover, cook or tomato gardener. Even better if a person is all three!

This fine book is much more than a cookbook...it includes all sorts of great information on growing your own and finding the seeds to do it!

The recipes are wonderful...you can tell just by reading them!

Thanks to the creators of this book for a really useful read!!

If you love tomatoes, this will give you some fresh ideas for preparing them.

Beautifully illustrated just for the tomao lover, compehensive list of heirloom tomatoes. Many tempting recipes. Great and useful, rewarding pore-over.