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Tomato Quotes

One vegetable, a dozen comfort-food memories.

These tomato quotes find satisfaction in growing and preparing your own food from scratch, care included. See Big quotes for more on things people genuinely love.

I weighed 190 when I got to boot camp, I came out at 178. I ate only the beans and tomato sauce.

Quotes by Tom Sizemore

When I was a kid and my mom made tomato soup, she would cut buttered toast into squares and float them on top of each bowl.

Quotes by Tom Douglas

Secondly, I thought it was ridiculous to have two undercover policemen driving around in a striped tomato.

Quotes by Paul Michael Glaser

To grow a tomato or a pepper and prepare a meal from your labor and care is primordially satisfying.

Quotes by Nell Newman

Back Quotes

I'm big on tomato mozzarella salad. That's my favorite all-time food.

Quotes by Jan Fields

Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the ultimate comfort meal.

Quotes by Ina Garten

I once tried to raise two tomato plants, and they died in spite of the fact I fertilized them every morning. Duh.

Quotes by Clyde Edgerton

I happen to enjoy grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches.

Quotes by Chuck Feeney

I make a great lasagna. I also like making piccadillo. It's a Cuban dish with ground beef, tomato sauce, garlic and olives served over rice, with plantains. My ex-husband and all my boyfriends love it.

Quotes by Christina Milian

Beans Quotes

I want to go back to Brazil, get married, have lots of kids, and just be a couch tomato.

Quotes by Ana Beatriz Barros

My mom, ever the Italian, made braised chicken with tomato.

Quotes by Alex Guarnaschelli

Who doesn't love a stuffed cherry tomato?

Quotes by Alex Guarnaschelli

Frequently Asked Questions

What food memories appear in these tomato quotes?
They include growing your own tomatoes, a childhood tomato soup ritual with buttered toast, and a strict boot-camp diet built around beans and tomato sauce.
Do these quotes discuss gardening?
Yes, one describes growing a tomato or pepper and preparing a meal from that labor as deeply satisfying, tying gardening directly to home cooking.
Is there a favorite tomato dish mentioned?
One speaker names tomato mozzarella salad as their all-time favorite food, a simple dish built around fresh tomatoes.
How does the childhood soup memory work?
It recalls a parent cutting buttered toast into squares and floating them on tomato soup, a small ritual that made the meal feel special.
What other food-related quotes pair well with this topic?
Browse Buttered quotes for more comfort-food details, or Beans quotes for related simple-meal sayings.

From buttered toast floated in soup to a strict boot-camp diet, tomatoes here carry both nostalgia and discipline. Explore Buttered or Beans quotes for more food-centered sayings.