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Turn up the heat on home cooking

Got tomatoes? Make ratatouille

   This past weekend, there was much to celebrate, but mostly  we celebrated the arrival of the first, homegrown tomatoes on the table.     On Saturday night, a friend came to dinner proudly bearing his first two tomatoes of the season. We sliced the Early Girls into quarters, salted them, bumped them against each other in a makeshift toast, and popped them into our mouths.  Delish.    On Sunday morning, another friend invited me to  an all-local  brunch  she made… Read More »