We South Africans have a special relationship with heirloom tomatoes. They star in so many of our favourite seasonal dishes, from stunning tomato pies and soups to humble tomato sandwiches.

With a spoon, scoop and discard the seeds and pulp from tomatoes. Season the interiors with salt and pepper and place tomatoes over the onions, cut side up, in a snug single layer. Scatter the ...

True, a perfectly ripe heirloom tomato needs no further embellishment than some extra-virgin olive oil and sea salt. But when the lumpy love apples overflow their Greenmarket stands, a little ...

and heirloom varieties. Start tomato seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last expected frost date in your area. Use seed trays or small pots filled with seed-starting mix. Keep the soil ...

Chef John Besh remembers the tomatoes of his childhood, the Creole variety that grew in the rich silt deposits of the Mississippi Delta. Those tomatoes—“ugly and deformed, split to the point ...