Tomatoes are one of the world’s favorite crops to grow and some growers swear you cannot do better than growing heirloom tomatoes. But what are heirloom tomatoes, and are they difficult to grow?

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When heirloom tomatoes are in season, they should be the star of the show. Mashed recipe developer Tess Le Moing shares this easy heirloom ...

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 ...

Stir in chile flakes, fennel seeds and pepper and cook until aromatic, about 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes. Simmer until flavors meld but still juicy, 5-6 minutes. Season with salt. Spoon grits into ...

All seed packets should denote if the tomatoes are determinate, indeterminate, or semi-determinate. Q: My second question is, what’s the difference between Hybrid and Heirloom tomato varieties?

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 ...