Amy Goldman, author of the beautifully done books “The Compleat Squash” and “Melons for the Passionate Grower” finally came out with a book to please every tomato lover. “The Heirloom Tomato” is an encyclopedia of information on hundreds of varieties of (you guessed it) heirloom tomatoes. But beyond just information and recipes, this book features the delicious photographic artwork of Victor Schrager. We were fortunate to meet Amy in person when we attended the TomatoFest in Carmel Valley back in September, where we got her to autograph a copy of her book. And we’re giving it away to one lucky winner!
Of course, what good is an heirloom tomato book without any heirloom tomatoes to grow and cook? So, IN ADDITION to the book, Annie will help the winner choose seeds of 10 varieties of tomatoes out of Annie’s library of over 200 heirloom tomatoes. Annie will mail seed packets of these varieties out to the winner along with the cookbook in January.
This week, we celebrate our two-year bloggerversary! When I look back at our earliest posts, I see how much we’ve changed over the years, and especially over these past five months. It has been a lot of hard work, but also a lot of fun. And we owe a lot of credit to our friend Bee from the excellent Rasa Malaysia food blog. Her example and her guidance have helped make this blog (especially the pictures) so much better.
It’s Thursday night, and I’m recovering from dining on an absolutely soul-less McD’s double cheeseburger combo. Why, oh why did I have a cheeseburger?!?
Before we begin, let me just say that that was the most spectacular and jaw-dropping Olympic opening ceremony I have ever seen. I was totally geeking out at the LED floor. The amount of fireworks shot off at the Bird’s Nest Stadium is just staggering. What an awesome production!
