Plant Family: Nightshade Family

Tomatoes are eaten raw in salads and on sandwiches, cooked for sauces and soups, and even dried.  Each method produces a very different tasting result. Tomatoes come in many sizes and colors and some are even shaped like miniature light bulbs! Europeans cultivated many varieties of tomatoes, but believed for a long time that they… Read more »

Potatoes are eaten cooked and are used in many different ways.  They can be eaten peeled or not, and are yummy when roasted, boiled and mashed, or cut into strips and fried.

Peppers, like onions, are very common both raw and cooked.  Many dishes from many cultures use the many varieties of sweet and spicy peppers now available around the world.  Peppers can range from sweet to spicy enough to be the main ingredient in bear spray!