You say tomato, I say toe-mah-toe

The Mid-Atlantic Red Fruit Festival is just a week away and I am so excited with our finalists' entries: 

Main Courses:

Mary Cunningham’s Grilled Heirloom Tomato Pizza,
Amy Angelo’s Lasagna Stuffed Tomatoes,
April Fulton’s Tomato Tarte,

Appetizers & Soups:
David Tarre’s Nuovo Caprese with Corn-Fried Mozzarella,
Rosemary Lawler’s Cream of Tomato Soup with Seafood,
Olga Berman’s Roasted Tomato & Dark Cherry Balsamico Soup,

Beverages & Sauces:
Amanda Hine’s Grilled Peach With Tomato Raspberry Sauce & Basil Whipped Cream,
Christiana Aretta’s Green Tomato Ketchup,
Maria Alvarez’s Simo’s Bloody Mary,

Salads:
Mario Raymond’s Panzanella with Lemon Rosemary Sorbet,

Desserts:
McKenzie Severson’s Caprese Cupcakes,
Jessica Sidman’s Green Tomato Marbled Goat Cheese Ice Cream,
Maggie Sklar & Sandy Ibrahim’s Sundried Tomato Goat Cheesecake,

I am especially intrigued by the desserts, aren't you?  I will be all over that on September 24th and will try to remember to leave you some to try.

You can pick up tickets by usung this link: http://redfruitfestival.wordpress.com/tickets/.  And what beeter way to kick off your weekend than at a festivall supporting our local homecooks and chefs.

-Veronica