Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['vegetarian'], recipe: slice tomatoes about 1/4 inch thick, season with salt and pepper and then coat both sides with cornmeal. in a large skillet, heat enough bacon drippings to coat the bottom of the pan, and fry tomatoes until lightly browned on both sides. this recipe was from the back of fannie flagg's novel, "fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe".

Target recipe: in a medium bowl, add tomato slices and coat with buttermilk; chill for 20 minutes. while tomatoes are soaking, mix together coating ingredients in another medium size bowl. remove tomatoes from buttermilk--do not throw away buttermilk. coat each tomato slice in coating mixture; set aside. now in remaining buttermilk mixture add egg; beat well. return each coated tomato to buttermilk, making sure each side is well coated. return to coating mix one more time coating both sides. in a medium size skillet over medium high, heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil till hot but not smoking. fry on both sides until coating is golden brown.