Comments on: When the farm gives you tomatoes, make Shakshuka! http://jcarrot.org/when-the-farm-gives-you-tomatoes-make-shakshuka Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phyllis Bieri http://jcarrot.org/when-the-farm-gives-you-tomatoes-make-shakshuka/comment-page-1#comment-2051 Phyllis Bieri Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:11:05 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/when-the-farm-gives-you-tomatoes-make-shakshuka/#comment-2051 Our Israeli nanny has made shakshuka a staple in our household. We use fresh tomatoes when in season, and San Marzano whole canned when not. She starts off with a very generous amount of olive oil, sautees sliced garlic, reduces the tomatoes, then adds the number of eggs required after interrogating everyone how many eggs they want. We always eat it with pita, hummous, and labne. Plus a side of cucumber wedges, especially when our garden is producing Amira cukes like it is now. My kids tend to be tomato-phobic from about the age of 3 to 6, after which they decide red sauce is safe after all. Since presentation is all, they're fine with cherry tomatoes they pick directly from our garden. How wonderful to be greeted by your Israeli aunt with shakshuka when first arriving. Some of my most powerful travel memories involve home-cooked meals. (e.g. Japan, Morocco, France, Italy). Our Israeli nanny has made shakshuka a staple in our household. We use fresh tomatoes when in season, and San Marzano whole canned when not. She starts off with a very generous amount of olive oil, sautees sliced garlic, reduces the tomatoes, then adds the number of eggs required after interrogating everyone how many eggs they want.

We always eat it with pita, hummous, and labne. Plus a side of cucumber wedges, especially when our garden is producing Amira cukes like it is now.

My kids tend to be tomato-phobic from about the age of 3 to 6, after which they decide red sauce is safe after all. Since presentation is all, they’re fine with cherry tomatoes they pick directly from our garden.

How wonderful to be greeted by your Israeli aunt with shakshuka when first arriving. Some of my most powerful travel memories involve home-cooked meals. (e.g. Japan, Morocco, France, Italy).

]]> By: Naomi Berg http://jcarrot.org/when-the-farm-gives-you-tomatoes-make-shakshuka/comment-page-1#comment-2004 Naomi Berg Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:19:47 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/when-the-farm-gives-you-tomatoes-make-shakshuka/#comment-2004 Few things in life offer more genuine pleasure than tomato season! And cheap too! My father, recently widowed, buys beautiful local tomatoes and fixes himself a tomato sandwich for lunch every day. One day it will be yellow tomatoes, one day dark red, the next day pale orange -- it doesn't matter as long as they are ripe. I don't know if I could eat a tomato sandwich for lunch everyday, but I eat as many tomatoes in as many ways as possible while they are in season. A very simple dish involves tossing chopped tomatoes, juice and all, with steaming hot chunky pasta, black pepper, and freshly grated romano. A little fresh basil doesn't hurt, and dinner's ready in about 10 minutes. Few things in life offer more genuine pleasure than tomato season! And cheap too! My father, recently widowed, buys beautiful local tomatoes and fixes himself a tomato sandwich for lunch every day. One day it will be yellow tomatoes, one day dark red, the next day pale orange — it doesn’t matter as long as they are ripe. I don’t know if I could eat a tomato sandwich for lunch everyday, but I eat as many tomatoes in as many ways as possible while they are in season. A very simple dish involves tossing chopped tomatoes, juice and all, with steaming hot chunky pasta, black pepper, and freshly grated romano. A little fresh basil doesn’t hurt, and dinner’s ready in about 10 minutes.

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