Tomato Bruschetta (Barbara Harris the Victorious Woman)

August 6, 2012 | Filed Under Fellow Bloggers, Tomato bruschetta, Tomatoes, Winos and Foodies blog 

Dear friend Barbara Harris of Winos and Foodies recently passed away, after a long illness with cancer.   I always thought of her as a victorious woman.  I still do.   I’ve mentioned Barbara here before.   We met when Meeta of What’s for Lunch, Honey? organized a Blogger Postcard Swapping Event.  Although we had official postcard partners, we later exchanged postcards.  She liked the John Lennon postcard I’d sent to my partner.   So, I sent her one and she sent me a postcard, too.  We became fast friends after that  and kept in touch on the blogs and outside of it.

In 2007, Barbara created the food blogging event LiveSTRONG with a Taste of Yellow, which was her way of raising awareness of cancer and the work done by Lance Armstrong and his LiveSTRONG organization.  Barbara asked food bloggers to showcase foods in the color yellow.  I happily participated in the yearly event since its beginning (You can see what I made here.).   

Meeta the creator of Monthly Mingle has dedicated the monthly food blogging event to our dear food blogging friend, Barbara.   Jeanne of Cook Sister is the guest host.  Stop by her blog to see a list of other bloggers who have contributed to ‘A Taste of Yellow’ tribute to Barbara.

Basically, the rule to ‘A Taste of Yellow" is to use yellow ingredients to make or bake something.  I saw a beautiful and delicious-looking recipe for Tomato Bruschetta.  I knew I wanted to try the recipe for Barbara, using yellow tomatoes.  I ended up buying heirloom and fusion tomatoes and picked out that yellow tomatoes in the bunch to make my yellow tomato bruchetta.

I loved how my bruschetta turned out — delicious and eye-catching!   I believe Barbara would approve.  

Rest in peace, Victorious Barbara!

Paz

Ed. Note:  You can view the Monthly Mingle roundup  HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

Tomato bruschetta

from Laylita’s Recipes

Summary: Easy tomato bruschetta recipe made with cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and basil

Ingredients

4 cups of cherry tomatoes, heirloom or regular
3-4 garlic cloves, lightly crushed but still whole
2 tbs olive oil
Handful of fresh basil leaves or 2 tsp dried crushed basil
Salt to taste
To serve: Lightly toasted bread slices rubbed with garlic and fresh basil/thyme to garnish

Instructions

  1. Cut the cherry tomatoes into halves or quarters, depending on their size.
  2. Mix the cut cherry tomatoes, the lightly crushed garlic cloves, olive oil, basil and salt in bowl.
  3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, overnight is ideal.
  4. Remove the fresh basil leaves and garlic cloves. Serve on top of lightly toasted bread slices that have been rubbed with a garlic clove. Garnish with fresh basil or thyme.

 

 

 

 

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12 Responses to “Tomato Bruschetta (Barbara Harris the Victorious Woman)”

  1. Simona UNITED STATES
    on August 6th, 2012 at 1:36 pm

    A very nice tribute, Paz.

  2. Nicole AUSTRALIA
    on August 7th, 2012 at 7:59 am

    Yellow tomatoes! How does the taste differ from red ones?

  3. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 7th, 2012 at 11:25 pm

    Thank you, dear Simona.

    Nicole: They tasted the same as the red ones — at least, to me they did. However with this particular recipe, they tasted extra delicious after being marinated in the olive oil, basil and garlic. Perfect combination!

    Paz

  4. Jeanne @ Cooksister UNITED KINGDOM
    on August 9th, 2012 at 4:19 am

    Isn’t it funny how our online connections come about – through events or specific posts of mutual friends. And isn’t it funny how strong the bonds become? So many people have mentioned how they have never met Barbara but felt as if they had lost a dear friend. I am sure she would have approved of this sunny, yellow dish – thanks for taking part in this extra special Monthly Mingle :)

  5. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 9th, 2012 at 11:24 am

    Thank you, dear Jeanne!

    Paz

  6. Gilli NEW ZEALAND
    on August 9th, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    Hey Paz Nice to meet you. Those tomatoes look wonderful. What superb colours. It is winter here and we are paying a small fortune for red tomatoes. No sign of yellow ones for a few months. A lovely burst of colour for my day. Barbara must be dancing where ever she is

  7. Aparna INDIA
    on August 9th, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    You’re lucky to have known her well. Barbara would definitely approve of your bruschetta.

  8. Tandy
    on August 10th, 2012 at 4:12 am

    A lovely post and I love the yellow tomatoes :)

  9. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 10th, 2012 at 11:22 am

    Hi Gilli: Welcome. Nice to meet you, too! I agree, Barbara is dancing and having fun.

    Welcome Aparna! Thank you very much! Yes, I was lucky to be able to communicate with Barbara.

    Hi Tandy: Welcome and thank you! I’ve found that I like yellow tomatoes. The color certainly brightens my day.

    Thanks for stopping by, ladies!

    Paz

  10. Mari
    on August 11th, 2012 at 1:35 am

    what a nice way to remember your friend. I think the color yellow is one that is always so lively, so alive.

  11. Paz UNITED STATES
    on August 13th, 2012 at 3:58 am

    Thanks, Mari!

    Paz

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    on August 25th, 2012 at 11:17 am

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