num_pages: 272
description: Every year renowned grower Amy Goldman produces an amazing 600 varieties of tomatoes on her estate in New York's Hudson Valley. Here in 56 delicious recipes 200 gorgeous photos and Goldman's erudite charming prose is the cream of the crop.From glorious heirloom beefsteaks - that delicious tomato you had as a kid but can't seem to find anymore - to exotica like the ground tomato (a tiny green fruit that tastes like pineapple and grows in a tomatillo-like husk) Homegrown Tomatoes is filled with gorgeous shots of tomatoes so luscious they verge on the erotic.Along with the recipes and photos are profiles of the tomatoes filled with surprisingly fascinating facts on their history and provenance and a master gardener's guide to growing your own. More than just a loving look at one of the world's great edibles this is a philosophy of eating and conservation between covers - an irresistible book for anyone who loves to cook or to garden.
language: English
title: The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table: Recipes, Portraits, and History of the World's Most Beautiful Fruit
publisher: Bloomsbury USA