tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post3439965226183790986..comments2008-10-29T16:42:20.477-05:00Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02636815051862281991emilie@consciouskitchen.netBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-2988914300275974252008-10-29T16:42:00.000-05:002008-10-29T16:42:00.000-05:00inspiring!Joshua Kahn Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00777532486774446726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-15068320940944191092008-10-29T13:09:00.000-05:002008-10-29T13:09:00.000-05:00I actually remember taking you to the market one fall and you asked me what all the weirdly colored things were, Ted! Ah, how we've grown. Seriously, that must have been about six or seven years ago. Hope everyone is enjoying your soups! You're welcome to come make soups out of all my squash here too. xo.Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02636815051862281991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-72250998515229596152008-10-27T00:08:00.000-05:002008-10-27T00:08:00.000-05:00Hey Em!<BR/><BR/>I remember when you told me about heirlooms and i fell in love with them. = ) No, but serious(!) I didn&#39;t even know what heirlooms were until you opened my eyes! They&#39;re amazing! We&#39;re getting into the squash/pumpkin season here in western, NY as well and it always leads to amazing falls soups (for me and for food not bombs)! Hope you&#39;re well; we need to connect. Perhaps I&#39;ll call on a non-weekend evening? <BR/><BR/>&lt;3<BR/>Ted-Ted F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-72475641525434211992008-10-25T23:44:00.000-05:002008-10-25T23:44:00.000-05:00Our tomatoes are almost done here, but you make me yearn for next year's crop!Nate-n-Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00999631992214200998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-84769724494859863242008-10-25T06:48:00.000-05:002008-10-25T06:48:00.000-05:00<B>Alanna</B> oh, yeah! Oven-dried or slow roasted tomatoes are a-maz-ing. I did a couple big batched with every intention of saving them for use later on, but wouldn't you know I ate them all already. They're just too good!<BR/><BR/>big tomato love back to you, <B>Destiny's</B> and <B>Mo</B>!<BR/><BR/><B>Jada</B>, thanks, I love (and blush) at the comparison. Inadvertently, I think that kind of dimensionality was what I hoping for. All the academic fervor of Boston in fall must have seeped in!Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02636815051862281991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-89914871968723352452008-10-24T22:06:00.000-05:002008-10-24T22:06:00.000-05:00This is such a gorgeous essay! I may even have my students read it as an example argumentative essay. This essay is like a cubist painting: we see and value tomato from all angles at once!Jada Achhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767766161854166305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-43091827887612827812008-10-24T21:28:00.000-05:002008-10-24T21:28:00.000-05:00Hell yes! Tomato love.Monique a.k.a. Mohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06891192731456230615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-4865036320489548402008-10-24T17:02:00.000-05:002008-10-24T17:02:00.000-05:00I feel like I'm in tomato heaven!Destiny's Vegan Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276670432661028818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-7497749741827838812008-10-24T11:19:00.000-05:002008-10-24T11:19:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more... food has such awesome power to connect us, sustain us, and bring us joy. We also just got the last tomatoes of the season from our CSA... much as I want to eat them now, I might oven-dry them so that they can bring a little reminder of summer to some winter meals. Thank you for this wonderful post!Alannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10269577369715845630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-85039684224305396192008-10-24T06:11:00.000-05:002008-10-24T06:11:00.000-05:00Hey Abigail,<BR/><BR/>That's really interesting. I bet there are many areas like that around the world where it isn't really possible to have a big agricultural element. I often wonder how it would be possible to transform such places and get food production happening in more local ways everywhere. Perhaps it's possible to turn a nearby area into more of center for agriculture.<BR/><BR/>Anyway! The dip is a constant sort of whip it up thing for me. If I have soaked and cooked beans, it's best, but it works deliciously with canned as well. This is pretty loose, but:<BR/><BR/>2 cups cooked or canned cannellini beans<BR/>1 juice of one lemon (can also add zest if you want a stronger flavor)<BR/>3 tablespoons olive oil<BR/>3-5 cloves roasted garlic<BR/>5 mint leaves<BR/>gray sea salt (or any, to taste)<BR/>fresh black pepper to taste<BR/><BR/>combine all ingredient and process until smooth <BR/><BR/>enjoy!Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02636815051862281991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-77963968369620431952008-10-23T23:59:00.000-05:002008-10-23T23:59:00.000-05:00Oh, those maters are just amazing...makes me wish we had a farmers market anywhere in the vicinity! We live in such an urbanized area of Japan and no matter how many people I ask, nobody seems to know anything about locally grown food. Our area is a thin wedge between the sea and the mountains, and I just don't think there's much agriculture going on. When I see posts like this it makes me miss the States! <BR/><BR/>Do you have a recipe for that bean dip? Looks luscious!Abigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09375687869909244442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-68106247420349762522008-10-23T23:29:00.000-05:002008-10-23T23:29:00.000-05:00Thanks for reading, Liz, Amiee and Penny! It's nice to hear from you. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy your tomatoes, Maybelle's Mom. I hope they are good enough to hold you over to the next season!Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02636815051862281991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-40233164616195471762008-10-23T18:59:00.000-05:002008-10-23T18:59:00.000-05:00We are eating the last of our CSA heirloom tomatoes this week. I loved this post--very well said.maybelle's momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09067885057660475498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-74980957358979368082008-10-23T16:07:00.000-05:002008-10-23T16:07:00.000-05:00I could not have said it better. Food means so much more...when it's meaningful!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18260927591662603086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-75843963176733380912008-10-23T13:27:00.000-05:002008-10-23T13:27:00.000-05:00Beautifully spoken, as always, Emilie.aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915470244671384660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512305059597718590.post-61425929282123524422008-10-23T12:22:00.000-05:002008-10-23T12:22:00.000-05:00As always, you make food look that much more pleasing to the eye (and to the taste buds!!)VeggieGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00785142908687097216noreply@blogger.com