Balance Quote by Anonymous

I love tomatoes, and they're so good for you.

— Mika Brzezinski

It's important to salt the tomatoes before draining them because that helps pull out the water. Fresh herbs, some garlic and pepper will also…

— Geoffrey Zakarian

There's a point of no return when you're cooking tomatoes. A little too much heat, a little too long in the pot, and you…

— Geoffrey Zakarian

There is nothing better than picking up sun-warmed tomatoes and smelling them, feeling them and scrutinizing their shiny skins for imperfections, dreaming of ways…

— Jose Andres

I love fresh-from-the-vine summer tomatoes almost more than any other food I can think of, and when I come home with a big haul…

— J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

In this world of uncertainty and woe, one thing remains unchanged: Fresh, canned, pureed, dried, salted, sliced, and served with sugar and cream, or…

— Laurie Colwin

If you're buying tomatoes pick them up and smell them-they should have a lovely perfume. They need to be kept at fifty degrees or…

— Julia Child

The taste of any simple tomato-based salad is dependent on the quality of the tomatoes.

— Yotam Ottolenghi

Supermarket cherry tomatoes do serve a purpose, but the flavor is vastly different than those from your own garden. Same for broccoli and snap…

— Marcela Valladolid

“Wow,” I said. And I meant it. I had never thought of a tomato as a fruit - the ones I had known were…

— Stephanie Danler

Don't ripen picked tomatoes in the sun. Put underripe tomatoes and stone fruits in a paper bag in cool, dark place, and magic happens.…

— Andrew Zimmern

I love judging food by its smell and feel and taste. The healthiest tomato isn't always the perfect one that's been covered in pesticides.

— Sheherazade Goldsmith