Hand-me-downs
July 13, 2011
Gorgeous, don’t you agree?
These beautiful heirloom tomatoes were a gift from Bruce and Bonnie Reynolds’ garden. Not only beautiful, they have a smell and flavor so tomato-essential that to fiddle with them too much would be a crime — a splash of extra-virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt are enough to create one of summertime’s fine dining experiences. Having generous friends in the neighborhood, who’re master gardeners, is just another perk living here at the Rancho.
Thanks, B & B!
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Yes! Gorgeous! Are we having BLTs?
Mmmmmmm … B to the L to the Ts!
Haaaaaaaay. (I know you know what that sounds like.) Have you ever tried making tomato jam? Nice ketchup alternative.
I’ve been known to make that same exclamation hearing ‘my song’! … I have not made tomato jam before but now that you mention it I will… watch this space
gorgeous is right~!
Welcome, Marmee!
Mmmmm! I’m with you….straight up with a little kosher salt! Or toast a little bread and then rub the toast with cut garlic, then rub it with a cut tomato, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle a bit of salt on it….yummy fantastic! I think it’s called Pan Con Tomate or “tomato bread”
Oh, man, that rubbed garlic/toast/olive oil/salt/toast combo sounds fantastic… I’ll do it!
It’s called pa amb tomàquet and it’s a Catalan obsession. I ate it everyday when I was in Barcelona.
Just read the recipe, sounds like simple excitement. Must try it sometime …
Yum! Those look beautiful. Are they Mortgage Lifters or Brandywines or ?
My first tomatoes ripened this week. Tomatoes (to a certain extent) make up for the yuck of summer heat.
They are some of life’s beautiful mysteries: our bestowers couldn’t remember what variety they were … as for the yucky summer heat, I’m not sure even tomatoes make up for it!