Fried green tomatoes

Get out of your tomato rut with this simple, book club-inspired recipe.

- Working in batches, fry the tomato slices until golden, about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Slice the tomatoes about 1/2-inch thick. Gently blot the slices on both sides with paper towels and reserve them on the pan. Dinner will be ready in 15 minutes, which leaves you all the more time to curl up with a good book later. "A pitcher of sweet iced tea and a plate of fried green tomatoes turned out to be a delightfully tasty and light summer supper on nights when it was so hot you didn't feel like having a heavy meal," she wrote nostalgically, before divulging not one, not two but three unique preparations for the dish. After my latest semester of classes wrapped, I got a book from the library — and I read for pleasure.