In Sicily, tomato paste is made by first cooking halved tomatoes in large pots, then laying the cooked tomatoes out in the sun. Most paste, however, is made completely indoors. Fresh tomatoes are ...

When I make this soup for myself, I use half-and-half, but it curdles. Is it the heat or the acidic tomatoes that causes this to happen? Heavy cream is a little too heavy, but it doesn't curdle.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet and add the halved tomatoes. Toss the tomatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, remove from the oven and set aside.

Rub 4 well-toasted slices of crusty, country-style bread with a large garlic clove. Halve a very ripe tomato and press out the seeds and juice. Rub the halved tomato vigorously on the toasted bread ...

Simon Hopkinson's recipe for roast peppers is perfect as an antipasto or a light lunch.This recipe is ridiculously easy, roasting a halved tomato snuggled inside the pepper and then topped with ...