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What do avocados, chocolate and chia seeds have in common? They are popular foods that have roots in ancient Aztec and Mayan cultures. If you haven’t already discovered them, it’s time to add ...

You say to-MAY-to, I say to-MA-to, but how do you say tomatillo, and what are they? Are they green tomatoes? How do they taste, where do you find them, and how are they different from regular tomatoes ...

Tomatillos, or husk tomatoes, are easy to grow. Use them to make salsa verde, soups and even desserts. (Rachel Weston/For The Star-Ledger) Tomatillos are one of my favorite crops to grow. They start ...

For anyone unfortunate enough to have grown up without them, tomatillos might seem tough to approach. They hide inside a papery cloak and tend to hang out in the quietest corners of produce sections ...

During tomatillo season, June to October, I make a weekly run to the Alvarez Farm stand at the Broadway Farmers Market (also found daily at Pike Place Market) and cart away a pound or two of beautiful ...

Do not be mistaken - the smallish green knobs pictured above are not underripe tomatoes. Tomatillos, also nicknamed "husk tomatoes" because of their papery coverings, are actually not tomatoes at all, ...

This summer season, as your eyes grow wide at the sight of ripe, plump tomatoes at your local farmers' market, look for their cousin, the tomatillo. Just as its English translation describes, the ...

It’s vibrant green and looks like a small, under-ripe tomato hidden under a delicate, paper-like husk. Peel back that wrapping to reveal firm, slightly sticky flesh with a scent faintly reminiscent of ...

Whether you want to start a garden homage to Prince or revel in one of the hottest landscape and floral shades going, think purple when picking plants this season. And don't despair that the days of ...