Produce & Pantry

Raw tomatoes can be frozen sliced, chopped, pureed, or whole, and peeled or unpeeled. You can also freeze them cooked. Frozen tomatoes do not remain solid when thawed; therefore are not suitable...

Tomato is in the same family as bell peppers, eggplant and white potato. Because it is related to bell peppers, the tomato has all the nutritional value one can get like eating bell peppers. One...

Growing your own tomatoes, or buying tomatoes in bulk, can save money and provide you with the freshest, best vegetables. However, having so many tomatoes lying around can cause a problem if you...

The crisp mornings of the fall signal the time for the final harvesting of the summer tomatoes left on the vines. If you have already made spaghetti sauce and tomato juice with your bounty, why...

An abundant tomato crop will encourage a gardener to become creative with the bountiful tomatoes. Make a plentiful supply of different tomato-based products with your tomato harvest, including...

My parents grew up poor in the upper peninsula of Michigan, so canning was not an option, it was a necessity for survival. I remember my mom canning tomatoes every summer ... and making hot...

I accidently mess up a recipe for canning tomatoe juice, but, guess what? The juice turned out great and I have crushed toms in the freezer to boot!

This northern dish is a great way to have a soup on a moments notice. You will be able to make this macaroni soup in about an hour from items usually found in the pantry.

Preserving your own home-grown tomatoes is easy. Sun dried tomatoes are great for recipes like salads and Italian dishes but we love them for snacking. You can use small cherry tomatoes but...

You can easily can your own tomatoes and you will be able to savor the wonderful flavor of summer throughout the entire year. The uses for canned tomatoes are limitless. Tomatoes are very acidic...

The best way to store fresh tomatoes depends on the ripeness of the tomato. Ripe tomatoes should all be stored similarly, while green or unripe tomatoes require a bit more work to promote...

Grab some of these green beauties from the local market and enjoy them while they last. They are wonderfully tart. Plus, everything is better fried!

Summer is here with produce being cheep and a lot of people growing a garden some times you have a lot more produce than you can use before it goes bad. The traditional method of canning your...

Do you remember the Movie "Fried Green Tomatoes?" Have you ever wondered how to cook authentic fried green tomatoes, and better yet, how to preserve them to eat all year? I am going to...

This recipe didn't come from New York City and it didn't come from San Antonio. This recipe won first place at the county fair, right here in the Ozarks.

I remember going to grandma's and there would be a pantry full of different canned products. Canning is done to help preserve food for a longer amount of time. For canning food you will need...

One of the easiest garden vegetables to grow and one of the most versatile, tomatoes play a big role in our gardening plan. We grow enough not only to eat fresh but also plant enough to can each...

At the end of the growing season, many gardeners are left with dozens of green, or unripe, tomatoes that must be harvested before that first fall frost. There are several ways to preserve tomatoes...

Canned salsa is easy to make at home with fresh tomatoes or frozen tomatoes. Ball® Salsa Mix makes this recipe easy. Give it a try and enjoy salsa straight from your own pantry shelf.

I love the ease of crock pot cooking. It allows us the freedom to go to work, bed, visiting, or out shopping without worrying about dinner being ruined, as long as we return to the meal in time....

I have been canning and freezing tomatoes for many years. I always want to have my own batch of preserved tomatoes each year, because almost nothing else can save you as much compared to grocery...

There are more than 100 types of heirloom tomatoes craved for their vibrant flavor and vitamins and antioxidants. Buy heirloom tomatoes at their peak and learn to store them properly to ensure...

Tomatoes are a tasty accompaniment to a wide variety of meals. Storing them properly is important to keeping that fresh-off-the-vine taste. By adhering to a few easy steps, you can increase the...

Prepare your fresh tomatoes to use them in sauces or salsa. A great, simple way to effectively clean AND peel tomatoes almost effortlessly!

It's mid winter right now, but with the holidays over many of us begin to think of spring and gardening and in particular the juicy flavor of home grown tomatoes. Tomatoes are easy to grow, but...

The taste of tomatoes fresh from the garden is like no other, certainly not like those firm, pale, tasteless tomatoes you find in the grocery store during the winter months. But, how do you...

The tomato, that familiar fruit that we use as a vegetable, has a long and fascinating history. Once wild, it traveled around the world, only to be condemned as a poisonous berry and to be...

The cherry tomato has been used in a multitude of recipes for years. You'll find them in appetizers, omelets, salads, sides, pastas. They're even good straight off the vine. But what makes a...

Is your garden overflowing with ripe, red tomatoes? Does the thought of canning give you a case of the shivers? Don't waste another minute of these last days of summer. Use this quick, easy and...

Learn how to fry delectable green tomatoes.

Love Bolognese sauce but don't eat meat? Love tomato sauce but just don't have the time? Make this with things from your pantry to please yourself and your family in just 20 minutes.

A big, beefy slice of tomato is the perfect addition to any sandwich or salad. All too often, however, tomatoes you find at the grocery store or in restaurants are pale, pithy, pitiable specimens....

Green tomatoes have their place in the culinary arena, but sometimes you just want them to ripen and turn red so they can be used in more traditional dishes. If you're getting impatient, there's...

Learn how to pick a tomato when produce shopping at the grocery store in this free online instructional video on fruits and vegetables.

Heirloom tomatoes are open-pollinated tomatoes. Like any family heirloom, seeds for fruits and vegetables have been passed down from generation to generation. More than just a family's prized...

Avoid tomatoes that are lightly colored or contain soft spots. Learn about picking out tomatoes at a grocery store or supermarket in this free video on fruits and fresh produce.

Learn how to cut tomatoes with expert tips on preparing fruit in this free cooking video clip.

Perhaps the only fruit used to fight the Tariff Act of 1883, which requires a 10 percent tax on imported vegetables, tomatoes have again been celebrated as a weapon. This time, tomatoes may be...

Using a chopper for onions and tomatoes can significantly cut down prep time for tasty dishes such as stir fry, homemade salsa, pizza toppings and more. The most important point to remember is...

Tomato puree remains an overlooked pantry staple because of most cooks' preference for either fresh tomatoes in recipes or for canned tomato products that approximate the real thing. Yet the right...

Apples can be a delicious, healthy snack, but did you know they also have other uses? Apples are among a diverse group of fruits that produce ethylene gas, a natural ripening agent. Here are a...

With their concentrated flavor, ease of use and versatility, sun dried tomatoes appear in many recipes today. Sun dried tomatoes start out as vine-ripened tomatoes that bask in the sun until...

Crushed tomatoes are an easy-to-use, versatile cooking ingredient. However, not all crushed tomatoes are alike. They differ in color, texture, density and taste. To find the perfect crushed...

Sun dried tomatoes are so delicious that you can eat them like candy, but they’re also superb in pasta and a number of hot dishes, and delicious tossed on a salad. You can make your own sun-dried...

Enjoy the tomatoes from your garden year round via a basic tomato sauce right from your freezer. It forms the basis of sauces for pasta dishes, stuffed green peppers, cabbage rolls and much more.

Canning tomatoes is a great way to preserve the abundance of tomatoes that come from your garden. If you love tomatoes you can also buy them in bulk from your produce store. Canning tomatoes is...

Homegrown tomatoes are a fresh and tasty treat after tending a garden all summer. Tomato plants often yield many more tomatoes than one family can eat. Preserve your tomatoes and enjoy the...

A healthy garden produces an abundance of fruit and vegetables, particularly tomatoes. But there's a limit to the number of salads and tomato slices a person can eat during the summer, so any...

Tomatoes are one of the easier vegetables to grow and, if you're garden's large enough, you can easily raise more tomatoes than an entire family can eat. Here's how you can use up a tomato glut.

If you've got a great, vine-ripened tomato, don't kill its flavor by storing it in the refrigerator!