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Articles by Joy Wilson

Joy Wilson blogs at Joy the Baker and is the author of Joy the Baker Cookbook.

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Photo by Joy Wilson.

Photo by Joy Wilson.

I know what you’re thinking. You really don’t even have to say it. I put the words “tomato” and “cobbler” in the same recipe title. Clearly something has gone wrong here. How can it be cobbler without peaches, blueberries, strawberries? Or maybe even some sort of salty bacon topping?

Trust me, I definitely had my reservations when it came to this recipe. I like tomatoes, but how much do I reeaallly like tomatoes? If I pick around all the big tomato chunks in my dad’s spaghetti sauce, does that mean this dish is going to stress me out? But wait. There are biscuits involved. Do biscuits rescue any dish? Yes. They do.

This dish is equal parts light and hearty. It’s sweet and savory. The blue cheese tang is out of this world in the tender biscuits. This would be the perfect dish to bring to a summer potluck for a more substantial and hearty feel. Who wants to be the girl with the banana-heavy fruit salad? No one wants to be that girl. Step it up!

Tomato cobbler with blue cheese biscuits Serves six.

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