3 muddle tomatoes Recipes

assorted fresh tomato (2lbs 4ozs, different colours, shapes and varieties of heirloom tomatoes), sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, garlic cloves, peeled and minced finely, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, flowering oregano or fresh oregano or dried oregano, purple basil, basil leaves

vegetable oil, wild american shrimp, peeled, deveined , shells reserved, thyme, bay leaves, whole peeled tomatoes with juices, slab bacon , cut into 1/2 cubes, or thick-cut bacon, sliced into 1/2 strips, celery stalks, finely chopped, carrots, finely chopped, onions, finely chopped, leek (white and pale-green parts only), finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, jalapeno (with seeds), finely chopped, new potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2 cubes, kosher salt , freshly ground pepper, hot pepper sauce (such as cholula or tabasco; optional), baguette, toasted, cooked stone-ground grits or rice, chopped flat-leaf parsley