FARGO — Last spring, my son Gio and I planted about 30 tomato plants in our garden, which have produced an abundance of beautiful garden tomatoes, with varieties including beefsteak, cannonball, early ...

Got lots of ripe tomatoes coming in? More than you can eat? On the latest You Bet Your Garden, host Mike McGrath walks you through the cooking and processing of superior tomato sauce, with an emphasis ...

There comes a moment for every home gardener when tomatoes are ripening faster than anyone can possibly consume. You can give them away to your neighbors or step into the kitchen and get some sauce ...

Tomato lovers wait for this moment all year, that moment when the plants in the garden are struggling under the weight of those gorgeous red (or yellow or orange or even green) orbs, and the tables at ...

When tomatoes are at their peak, make a delicious garden tomato sauce to serve over pasta or polenta (stone-ground cornmeal). Polenta is super easy to prepare: just bring water and milk to a boil, ...

It is mid-September, which means the collision of two of my favorite food seasons: tomatoes and soup. You may not believe this, but until I was in my mid- to late 20s, the only tomato soup I would eat ...

A few years ago, my novice attempts at vegetable gardening produced more than I imagined. In a matter of days, my kitchen filled with tomatoes and then fruit flies. Following my family tradition of ...