Cheeses of Italy: Farmhouse to Mozzarella
Farmhouse
A term commonly applied to any of the different types of European cheeses that are made by traditional cheese making methods and are produced from the raw milk of animals, such as cows, goats, and sheep that are raised on small regional farms, mountain chalet farms, or mountain huts.
Here's a tasty idea for using some of those fresh vine-ripened tomatoes from your garden: make your own homemade tomato sauce. Nothing makes tomato sauce stand out more than when you use your own garden-fresh tomatoes.
Beginning at the top of a tomato, peel the tomato skin with a sharp
utility knife. The garnish works best if the peel is ¾" to 1" wide,
is a continuous peel, and the peel is thin with very little flesh
attached.
Prepare Tomatoes | Prepare Pepper| Prepare Garlic
What You Need:
- Blender- 4 medium size raw tomatoes- ½ medium onion- 1 green pepper- 1 to 1 ½ teaspoon salt, adjust to taste- Optional: Fresh garlic cloves, to taste- Optional: Oregano, to taste
Prepare fresh ingredients:
Peel and core tomatoes.
Cherry Tomato Flower Garnish
Place tomato stem side up on cutting board.
Slice tomato down the center but do not cut completely through. Resembling a cross, slice the tomato again, careful not to cut completely through.
Most often, Tomato Soup is a very smooth and thin to mildly thick-textured soup. It can be made thicker with the addition of milk which is quite common.
A type of basic bread that is flavored with chopped tomatoes. American versions are often given added flavor with tomato juice, which gives the bread an orange or reddish color and a rich tomato taste.