If your neighbors have had enough tomato generosity and you need something more than another recipe for sauce, and gazpacho is not your thing, this is for you. Calling for 2 1/2 pounds of fully ripe "love apples", here is a savory pie with more sauce appeal than a great pizza.
It's August and high season for tomatoes. It's the season when tomato bonanza meets the world of extreme sports, the season of county fairs and tomato catapulting contests from mid-evil contraptions designed to launch soft red orbs into oblivion! What else will we do with such pomodoro overflow?
If your neighbors have had enough tomato generosity and you need something more than another recipe for sauce, and gazpacho is not your thing, this is for you. Calling for 2 1/2 pounds of fully ripe "love apples", here is a savory pie with more sauce appeal than a great pizza. I can't think of succotash without thinking "Sufferin' Succotash!", or better yet, to quote Sylvester the cat, "Thufferin' Thuccotash!". It's a depression era exclamation made popular by Sylvester and other Looney Tunes characters. Sadly, most of us haven't got a clue what succotash really is, but it's a fun word to say. A Narragansett term meaning "broken corn", succotash was an early American dish of corn and lima beans, now usually served in casserole form and found on many Thanksgiving tables. Here is another grain and legume dish that supplies all the essential amino acids to fulfill the body's protein needs, in an inexpensive plant based form, like beans and rice or peanut butter on bread. Add garden fresh sliced tomatoes to the plate and here is a salad that can become the basis for a completely healthy meatless meal! It's that time of year again! I see an army of green gourds advancing on the horizon, zucchini days are here! It's still early, so we welcome the garden's gift by busting out recipes of every kind, promising ourselves that we will use every beautiful squash that comes our way. From zucchini bread to ratatouille, frittatas and quiches to muffins, creativity runs wild as we desperately look for new ways to use massive amounts of the perishable squash. |
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