by White on Rice Couple on July 3, 2009
“Three tomatoes were walking down the street. Papa tomato, Mama tomato and Baby tomato. Baby tomato starts lagging behind. And Papa tomato gets really angry, goes back and squishes him and says, ‘Ketchup.’”- Uma Thurman, from the movie Pulp Fiction.
This is a hilarious joke from one of my favorite movies of all time. If you’re not laughing, then you’re a deadbeat. I’ll squish you too!
How can we NOT try our hands at homemade tomato ketchup? I don’t know about you guys, but I have a garden of tomatoes that need to be eaten and I’ve got the itching to try another fresh sauce. Besides, it’s Summer time, the peak of tomato season is approaching on us and it’s bbq/grilling season–all great reasons to need buckets of ketchup to lather on my hamburgers, sliders and to drown my grilled potatoes in.
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by White on Rice Couple on July 1, 2009
Have you ever dreamt of a place where the soil was lush and fertile? Where the sounds and sights of nature wrap you up in it’s peaceful beauty, and then upon further exploration you find that this magical realm’s people are even more beautiful than it’s landscape. A place where the inspiring beauty of the residents is then exceeded by their charm, warmth, and talent. And this talent is frequently directed towards producing some of the best feasting fare and whistle wetters you have ever had. We had thought that scenario could only be realized in a novel or a myth, then we discovered Asheville.
Dodie Stephens of ashevilletravel, or more properly known as the Public Relations Manager for the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, arranged for a Culinary Blogger Bash through their local FoodtopianSociety. She invited Alison of Humble Gourmand, Tami of Running with Tweezers, and Jaden of Steamy Kitchen to experience the culinary wonders of Asheville, North Carolina.
Jaden, being the sexy food goddess that she is, cast off her family from the trip and arranged for a few other lucky bloggers to be thrown into the mix. Helen of Tartelette, Brian of The Food Geek, and of course, lucky us (I finally got to be included on one of Diane’s trips! I promised to be on my best behavior) now had arrangements to explore Asheville, North Carolina.
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by White on Rice Couple on June 29, 2009
Diane has been all atwitter about how much she loves that summer is here. The air is getting warm and sweet and the garden is filling out it’s summer foliage. We’ve even had the annual June bugs absent mindlessly flying into the house to die a day later. Summer is definitely here and it’s the perfect picnic season. It’s time to lounge on the beach, in a park or anywhere outdoors to enjoy a simple meal that highlights perfect, summer produce.
One of our first summer veggies (ok, technically it is a fruit) that is ripening are our eggplants. We’re growing a few different varieties, the Bianca Rosa eggplants, the Japanese Eggplants, but the ones pictured here are the Indian Eggplants. Aren’t they cute?!
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