Category Archives: tomatoes / pomodorini

9.9.13 Winter Tomatoes: Pomodorino del Piennolo, Aprile & Ponderosa

Posted on September 9, 2013 by diary of a tomato

It seems fitting on the two-year anniversary of Diary of a Tomato that we return to how it all started, growing winter tomatoes. There are many reasons not to grow tomatoes in Maine. The temperatures tend to be too cold, the … Continue reading →

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4.24.13 Storage Tomatoes + 5 Links

Posted on April 24, 2013 by diary of a tomato

Our Italian winter tomatoes — pomodorini appesi — made it through late-April, when we finished up the last of them. Until then, we’d been enjoying them roasted on pizza, sautéed for pasta, tossed into scrambled eggs and stuffed into frittatas, … Continue reading →

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4.8.13 Spring Seedlings + Winter Tomatoes

Posted on April 8, 2013 by diary of a tomato

Spring is taking its time arriving, the early occurrence of Easter a false start to the season. There’s very little to forage from the garden, though we found a sprouting onion in storage that we’re keeping for the greens. The … Continue reading →

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2.12.13 Winter tomatoes / pomodorini in February

Posted on February 12, 2013 by diary of a tomato

It’s mid-February and we’re down to four trays of the pomodorini or winter tomatoes remaining in storage. The red Aprile were harvested in September, the yellow-orange Ponderosa in early October, about five months on. They’re still quite viable, even the … Continue reading →

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Smoky Tomato and Bacon Chowder

Posted on November 30, 2012 by diary of a tomato

“All chowders were born of necessity. They were invented by humble working people, who made them with local, inexpensive ingredients from the sea or the land.” — Jasper White, “50 Chowders” Most think of clams or fish when it comes … Continue reading →

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Spongano: Maritati con Pomodorini e Rucola (Wedding Pasta with Winter Tomatoes and Arugula)

Posted on November 16, 2012 by diary of a tomato

During our week cooking in Spongano, it was just a short stroll from the door of our kitchen to il fruttivendolo. Towards the rear of the shop, past the taralli biscuits and dried fave, a large array of tomatoes were on splendid display. Among … Continue reading →

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Assembling pomodorini appesi for hanging

Posted on November 14, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Elizabeth Minchilli filmed these women from Puglia demonstrating how to string together hanging tomatoes, or pomodorini appesi, while attending Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto one year. Their technique differs markedly from that shown in another video. Here, the tomatoes are shown strung … Continue reading →

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