Homemade tomato paste is one of those deeply satisfying homestead staples that turns an abundance of fresh tomatoes into something rich, concentrated, and incredibly useful. When the garden starts ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

MY SUMMER TOMATO DREAMS are more pointed and less juicy than they used to be. Specifically, I seek out elongated, thick-skinned paste tomatoes that typically have drier flesh and fewer seeds than ...