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As a little kid, I thought of tomatoes as just this red, round vegetable (or fruit) that was used to make spaghetti sauce and ketchup. Once I grew up, I learned how to incorporate tomatoes in tons of stuff, including brushetta, buffalo mozzarella & basil appetizer, etc. Alas, I have realized that I am still a light weight after checking out this NPR story. Even if you don’t have time to read the whole article with helpful hints on tomatoes, check out the recipes at the end. I’m even contemplating getting into the kitchen to try out the Tomato & Watermelon Skewer (pictured here) and the Gazpacho recipes.

Additional note: though I’ve always thought of tomatoes as fruit because of the seeds, I recently heard that some food agency (maybe the FDA?) has definied tomatoes as vegetable. Despite this, I think the debate will continue for a long time to come.

By Pauline (see more of her posts).