"A single mom who can barely boil water finds happiness and hilarity when she reinvents herself as a cooking columnist serving up recipes for romance." Shirley You Jest Book Awards. Pickin' Tomatoes is about picking the right choices in life. Sometimes you pick rotten tomatoes, sometimes you pick Heirloom tomatoes. Root for Maggie Malone as she searches for herself and Mister Right. She's part Stephanie Plum, part Bridget Jones and part pre-renowned Julia Child and will definitely keep you in stitches.