11.   Meanwhile, if using tomatoes, cut a thin slice off stem end of each tomato.

12.   No Neapolitan chef or pizza maker or housewife apologizes for using canned tomatoes when fresh ones are not available.

13.   So canned tomatoes should be used very soon after opening the can.

14.   So they adjusted, making the most of what they did have, using inferior tomatoes, replacing broccoli rape with spinach and making do with fewer herbs.

15.   The second recipe is another way to use unripened tomatoes.

16.   They use tomatoes out of season.

17.   This is a particular boon if you are using less than perfectly ripe, late-summer tomatoes, which may need that flavor boost.

18.   Tomatoes are used in everything from soup to salad.

19.   To use tomato paste, stir a couple of tablespoons into the sauteing vegetables before adding the water.

20.   Unlike tomato books from previous years, this one includes some of the new ways chefs are using tomatoes, like roasting and charring them.