… I say, “Holy crap, where is my kitchen table?”
The garden, though it has certainly left the innocent stage of neatly planted rows and looks like a giant leafy monster, is definitely producing. This picture was taken last week. Multiply it by, like, 7, and that’s how many are now piled in bowls on my table, and now you’ll understand why I sort of panic every time I catch a glimpse of the backyard.
A. and I have already canned some salsa. It was…an experience. I will tell you about it in detail maybe next week. I’m not ready to talk about it yet. That might give you an indication of how it went…
Anyway, these pretty jobbers have been staring me in the face all week:
And, if I were more like my mother, I would either: A) chomp into one like an apple, sprinkling salt on it before each bite or B) slice it up and sprinkle it with sugar. In response to both options: nasty. I am not a raw tomato kind of gal. Which is, you know, probably ironic seeing as I have about 4,000 raw tomatoes in my house right now.
What about you? Do you eat them raw? Are you one of those? I can handle a nice fat slice on a sandwich or diced up finely on some bruschetta, but other than that it’s gotta be in sauce format for me to really enjoy it. So…it looks like I am going to can some homemade pasta sauce this weekend. I’m hoping it goes better than the salsa. I’ll let you know.
Or, you could give me suggestions on how to make myself love raw tomatoes. Please. I’m quietly begging.
Happy boiling, skinning, deseeding, dicing, more boiling, and all sorts of other tedious steps,
I dislike raw tomatoes as well. I am currently eating some cheese dip with homemade salsa(from a friend) and it is delightful. So, I suggest you chop up a tomato, an onion and a pepper and throw it into some velvetta and watch t.v.
Oh, I adore raw tomatoes. I’m with your momma, J. I have a FABULOUS marinated tomato salad recipe if you want it, totally simple and yummy. Just marinate some white wine vinegar (or any vinegar, really), olive oil (has to be OO, not any other), salt & pepper, a bit of balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing, sliced tomatoes, and chopped fresh basil. Let sit in the fridge overnight and eat the next day with a few slices of fresh mozzarella on top. It’s your own caprese salad. Very YUM. I eat it for breakfast sometimes. It gets better as it sits.
And just FYI: if you ever want to GET RID of tomatoes, you know where to find me
i am a tomato girl for sure. currently i have a sore in my mouth that hurts so bad every time i eat something acidic, and i can’t stop myself from eating raw tomatoes at every meal.
I must have your salsa. I’ll be the judge and I bet it is fabulous! I don’t like raw tomatoes so I can’t help. Worthless.