You say tomato, I say yess!!!

Summer is finally having it's effect on my delicious little red beauties. For weeks I've watched as tiny yellow flowers full of the promise of rich red fruit emerged into tiny green marbles and now into yellow... yellow-orange and deep crimson red, juicy orbs of joy. The vines are finally heavy with ripening tomatoes and I'm giddy giddy giddy! Of course like most things it's feast or famine.

I found myself rationing the very first smallish red tomatoes. I would pick but not eat one until I saw another about ready on the vine. Why so parsimonious? I don't know really... there are so many on the vine, but the first sweet fruit of summer is so special. Now the vines are cranking out deep red tomatoes every day and I'm beginning to struggle to keep up. However, my mom-apparent Karen (she is my honorary mom) gave me the grand idea of storing tomatoes for use when they are no longer popping off the vines.

So I got to work .. washing and coarsely chopping them. I arranged the pieces on a piece of wax paper on a baking sheet and popped in the freezer. Once they are frozen I will put them in a container in the freezer for use in sauce later! Mmmm.....

Oh they are so beautiful and tasty. Look how plump and red!!! You can't get tomatoes like that at the market and I promise you they are salmonella free in my organic garden :D

P.S. though I occasionally dabble in vegetarianism, I have to say there is nothing more delectable (to me) than a BLT with lettuce and tomatoes from my garden.

Scrumdiddlyumptious!