How to make papa al pomodoro – recipe — theguardian.com

I couldn’t get my four-year-old to eat a raw tomato if I tried. Funny then that some of her favourite cooked meals are those that include tomato, the fresh or tinned variety. Tomatoes cooked simply with garlic and olive oil is surely one of gastronomy’s finest triumvirates for adults and children alike. I had some stale white bread – too old for sandwiches and too good to for the birds – and cooking with bread is a task I especially like. Savoury bread puddings in the winter, fattoush salads in summer and this Tuscan-inspired soup are among three of my best bread-based family dishes.

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