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Fusilli Rustici with Tomatoes & Mushrooms

Posted on October 28, 2011 by diary of a tomato

I’d wanted to try this second pomodorini recipe from Beatrice, but had to wait until I could get my hands on some locally grown mushrooms. I found some Blue Oyster mushrooms on offer at the Portsmouth Farmers’ Market, and Peter of Pawtuckaway … Continue reading →

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Pasta alla Norma

Posted on October 14, 2011 by diary of a tomato

I’ve been thinking a lot about passata di pomodoro lately. As it turns out, the Principe Borghese are particularly well suited for making this. For a home cook, this simple, unadorned puree of tomatoes is like having money in the … Continue reading →

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Field Notes: Yellow House Farm

Posted on October 13, 2011 by diary of a tomato

Many thanks to Robbie of Yellow House Farm in Barrington, NH, for helping us grow out this beautiful crop of hanging tomatoes — here’s his report on how they fared: These were taken following two frosts the nights before so some of … Continue reading →

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Hanging tomatoes in storage at Masseria Aprile

Posted on September 27, 2011 by diary of a tomato

While staying at Masseria Aprile last fall, we were given a tour of the farm and shown how the pomodorini were kept. The tiled walls of this storage room help to hold the temperatures down through warmer fall days, while the … Continue reading →

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Every day is a banquet

Posted on September 23, 2011 by diary of a tomato

We met Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta when she was one of the presenters at the North Hill Symposium, “The Kitchen Garden and the Table,” in Vermont. The co-owner of two New York restaurants, Beatrice is also the chef, a title that barely … Continue reading →

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Another option for storing pomodorini

Posted on September 22, 2011 by diary of a tomato

If you don’t have enough pomodorini to hang, another option is to store them loosely. They will last longer if some of the stem is left attached. If the stem is missing, storing them with the stem side down will help to … Continue reading →

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9.16.11 Hanging pomodorini

Posted on September 21, 2011 by diary of a tomato

After harvesting the pomodorini, keeping them in large clusters, we studied the video and began to assemble our own piennoli. Synthetic twine was slippery, and using cotton gave the vines something to grip to. Here we’ve started hanging some Aprile. We clipped apart … Continue reading →

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