Mmmm….delicious, originally uploaded by bobsee.
Who would have thought that tomatoes could be controversial?
Well, if you agree with this person – you’ll think they are fabulously health-giving (offering all kinds of protection against cancers)
But, if you agree with this person – you’ll think they are some kind of abomination (because they are from the nightshade family)
Me? I think they look and taste delicious! Insalata Caprese is my favourite. I first tasted this on the Island of Capri and it was very simple there – tomatoes, mozarella and basil drizzled with olive oil. Mmmmmmm (psst – heard about mozarella?) Ho, hum…..is nothing safe any more?
Heroes Not Zombies 
we can’t function without a bowl of tomatoes on the counter at all times.
my kids’ friends laugh and say, ‘you guys eat tomatoes for breakfast??’
and yes, mozarella, fresh basil, and balsamic vinegar are always shelf staples.
more vitamin c than oranges, it only seems logical during cold ‘n flu season, right?
The Italian word for tomato says it all – pomodoro – apple of gold. Pity the ones we usually get here in Scotland are usually hard, unripe, sour and tasteless!
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Why not eat tomatoes any time, dame wiggy? I agree!
Martin, maybe you should get an alotment and grow your own! My father-in-law’s tomatoes are VERY tasty.
Me grow tomatoes? Nae chance! I’ve tried growing stuff in the past – peas, beans, lettuce, Jerusalem artichokes even – and I was a complete failure. The only success I ever had was with a tayberry bush, but the birds ate them.
I enjoy insalata caprese too, but also what they call “sugo finto” in Tuscany – “false sauce”, because it has no meat. Onion and garlic fried in olive oil, and then a pile of chopped, slightly overripe tomatoes plus some tomato puree, salt, pepper, chopped basil, pinch of sugar and a dollop of white wine, cooked for about half an hour or longer, then poured over spaghetti. Can’t beat it.