While trying to cook a large quantity of tomatoes for sauce, I accidentally burned a few on the bottom of the pan. Now the burnt aroma pervades the entire (did I mention large) batch of tomatoes. Is there any way to salvage this project? [more inside]
posted by Orinda on Oct 3, 2009 - 9 answers

Tomato question: Did something happen late last Autumn that could have caused low-priced/budget tomatoes in (U.S.) fast-food restaurants and supermarkets to become radically better tasting? My perception of increased quality had a sudden onset, was not chain-specific, not geographically localized, and is shared by a handful of friends. [more inside]
posted by jjjjjjjijjjjjjj on Aug 17, 2009 - 13 answers

I need your best gazpacho recipes! [more inside]
posted by dancinglamb on Jul 22, 2009 - 17 answers

Newbie gardening: Are my tomatoes too crowded? [more inside]
posted by slipperynirvana on Jun 11, 2009 - 8 answers

Is heat-treated kiln-dried lumber safe for a raised planter box that may house vegetables? [more inside]
posted by thinds66 on Apr 29, 2009 - 5 answers

Is there a website where it aggregates all the reviews of a book like Rotten Tomatoes does for movies?
posted by clueless22 on Apr 21, 2009 - 5 answers

We bought a gigantic jar of sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil. What are your favorite recipes that incorporate them? [more inside]
posted by halogen on Apr 7, 2009 - 23 answers

I have 2 black walnut trees in my yard. I am starting a vegetable garden this year. How should I proceed to maximize my chances for success considering the toxicity of the trees? [more inside]
posted by palegirl on Feb 6, 2009 - 9 answers

My husband used old grey water (daughter's bath water, a few days old) to water potted capsicum/pepper plants (with fruit) and tomato plants (not yet fruiting) and then came down with vomitting that night. I hope it is only a gastro-intestinal virus. It is clear that the grey water was old, and he should not have used it. That's not the question. My question is this: Do we have to cook all the fruit that are currently on the plants, even if they need a few more weeks to ripen? Say I pick all the fruit off now, then what about subsequent fruit? I was hoping to keep these pepper plants for a few years and we do like to eat the tomatoes and peppers raw in salads.
posted by Tsisqua47 on Jan 6, 2009 - 26 answers

Tomatofilter: Why aren't my tomatoes red? [more inside]
posted by lonefrontranger on Aug 31, 2008 - 14 answers

How do I nurse a very sick tomato plant back to health? I gave it far too much tomato feed by mistake, and a day later the leaves are horribly droopy/wilted (but still green), though my tomatoes are still looking like they're ripening. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how best to recover it? It's an indoor variety, grown in a foil pouch if that helps.
posted by farfaraway on Aug 1, 2008 - 3 answers

I love tomatoes. My boyfriend hates tomatoes. How can I help him at least tolerate tomatoes, so that we might co-exist in culinary peace? [more inside]
posted by adiabat on May 8, 2008 - 53 answers

My Aerogarden has gone totally haywire! What can I do? [more inside]
posted by Wylie Kyoto on May 2, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me find the tomatoes Bertucci’s uses on their pizza or at least a close approximation. [more inside]
posted by bondcliff on Apr 11, 2008 - 19 answers

Were produce and meat really better in the old days? How can we be sure? [more inside]
posted by L. Fitzgerald Sjoberg on Jan 26, 2008 - 42 answers

How do I make my homemade salsa taste less tomatoey? [more inside]
posted by metacort on Sep 3, 2007 - 22 answers

Oh my god, it's FINALLY tomato season, but what can I do with all these tomato skins? [more inside]
posted by exceptinsects on Sep 1, 2007 - 6 answers

Foodfilter: vegetable substitutes for pasta? [more inside]
posted by gregb1007 on Aug 21, 2007 - 32 answers

I kill baby plants! Help me, gardeners! [more inside]
posted by thehmsbeagle on May 17, 2007 - 11 answers

Does anyone have a reputable online source for tomato and tomatillo plants? [more inside]
posted by kickerofelves on Apr 23, 2007 - 5 answers

What's wrong with the tomatoes in our garden? [more inside]
posted by anjamu on Sep 26, 2006 - 7 answers

Does anyone know the name of a short film about the life cycle of a tomato? I think it begins at a farm and ends with homeless families scavenging through heaps of trash.... [more inside]
posted by maryh on Aug 17, 2006 - 9 answers

GardenFilter: Help! Our tomato plants are 6 feet tall and thriving in our NYC garden, but we can't get them to produce a single fruit. [more inside]
posted by yellowcandy on Jul 9, 2006 - 19 answers

I have a tomato that sat, neglected, on a countertop for longer than it probably should have. Instead of beginning to molder and rot, however, it began to sprout! It is now shooting off several little baby tomato plants. How can I best get these to some dirt and encourage them to live rather than to die a horrible, desiccated death at the hands of bad soil and my brown thumb?
posted by kaseijin on Mar 15, 2006 - 6 answers