{"id":2898,"date":"2011-08-25T10:14:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T09:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=2898"},"modified":"2018-03-10T13:55:42","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T13:55:42","slug":"the-big-red-book-of-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/the-big-red-book-of-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Red Book of Tomatoes by Lindsey Bareham &#8211; review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"text-element body\"> I love that title <em>The Big Red Book of Tomatoes<\/em>. Comforting and very reminiscent of a Christmas Annual \u2013 one of those bumper volumes that constituted a heavy lump at the bottom of the pillow-case on Christmas morning. It does indeed have an old-fashioned and trusty air about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/big%20tomatoes.jpg\" alt=\"cookbook review The Big Red Book of Tomatoes\" width=\"305\" height=\"379\" \/> It\u2019s that time of year when we are hoping for a crop of delicious and glowing tomatoes warm from the vine. Perhaps this regrettably sunless summer has left more than a few of us with more than a few green and bullet-like orbs that stand little chance of changing hue.<\/p>\n<p>Tomatoes are healthy and available all year round. Cast away prejudices that you might hold against tinned toms. They are honestly a much better bet in the winter than those pale imported horrors on offer in the supermarket. A good quality tomato in a can will have been picked at its peak of ripeness.<\/p>\n<p>Lindsey Bareham has presented a 400-recipe tome containing what seems like every conceivable tom-based dish. I fancy myself a dab-hand at the stove but even I could not envisage such a number of appropriate recipes, but here they are and they make a fine collection from every ethnic origin.<\/p>\n<p>We tend to think of the tomato as being the epitome of the healthy Mediterranean diet, even though they are indigenous to the Americas. It is a testament to the versatility of this fruit\/vegetable that it has been embraced so enthusiastically. Even the fussiest of eaters will tuck into a tomato sauce-laden pizza or garnish almost any meal with a shake or two of ketchup \u2013 and, yes, I do believe it constitutes one of your five a day.<\/p>\n<p>There are a creditable number of pasta recipes here as one would expect but I have been drawn to some other dishes that are a bit less ubiquitous. Tomates \u00e0 la Proven\u00e7ale do indeed have that flavour of the Mediterranean. A simple yet versatile dish that will be a marvellous side for everything from a traditional roast to a summer barbecue.<\/p>\n<p>English Muffins with tinned tomatoes and poached eggs is a quick and comforting dish that will be welcomed at any time of the day. A sustaining and vibrant breakfast plateful, and the sauce can be made in advance so all that\u2019s needed is a few moments of poaching and toasting.<\/p>\n<p>Sauce Aurore is new to me but well worth trying. It\u2019s a combination of classic b\u00e9chamel and a tomato coulis. It\u2019s most often found coating boiled eggs and then being browned under the grill. It would be a delight napped over white fish, though, or perhaps even prawns. A very stylish sauce to have up one\u2019s chef\u2019s jacket sleeve.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Red Book of Tomatoes is a must for any cottage gardener. There are recipes here to enable the green-fingered to make good use of a glut of green tomatoes as well as those red and luscious fruits of high summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Red Book of Tomatoes<br \/>\nAuthor: Lindsey Bareham<br \/>\nPublished by: Grub Street<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a314.99<br \/>\nISBN 978-1-908117-12-0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cookbook review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love that title The Big Red Book of Tomatoes. 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