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Heirloom Tomato Tasting at the House of Annie

It may not have been as expansive (or expensive) as TomatoFest, but we managed to have our own heirloom tomato tasting, featuring tomatoes grown right in our backyard.  Our guests were Cooking For Engineers‘ creator Michael Chu, and his wife Tina.  What did they think of our tomatoes?

House of Annie’s Heirloom Tomato Tasting

homegrown heirloom tomatoes

Dagma's Perfection, Heart of Compassion, Humph Green Giant, Brandy Boy, Orange Russian 117 Black Giant, Indian Stripe, Carbon
Black Krim, Hugh's, Super Italian Paste Granny Cantrell, Grandfather Ashlock, Goose Creek Russian Annie, Chianti Rose, Sakherniy Zheltiy
Virginia Sweets, Beauty King, Little Lucky    

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Braised Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic

I love food magazines! I love drooling over recipes and pictures and reading about other people’s experiences at restaurants or eating in a different country. Two of my absolutely favorite food mags are “Fine Cooking” and “Saveur.” They are both quite different but appeal to me for their beautiful pictures, content and recipes.

Having said that, I’m sorry to say that I’m no longer subscribed to either. No, it’s not because I don’t like the magazines, it’s mainly because I have many back issues as I’ve been subscribed for many years and I don’t cook enough with the ones I already own (yeah, I’m one of those who can’t get rid of old issues).

Fine Cooking Magazines on Bookshelf

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