Garden 2013 — The Last Of The Tomatoes

Golden Jubilee

The slight difference in color between the first two Golden Jubilee and these three made a world of difference in the flavor. The darker, almost orange gold tomatoes had an unbelievably rich tomato flavor. And, the texture was still firm, yet creamy. We’re […]

Leftovers Migas

Black Krim From The Garden

Gorgeous tomatoes picked fresh out of the garden demand attention. It would be a crime to hide their beauty. So, with a little thought, we decided migas would make the perfect companion. Even better, this is a great way to put some leftovers […]

Tomato Sandwich Faceoff

First, we started with one tomato slice per sandwich. But, it quickly became obvious that for these thicker rolls, two slices would be best.

Going into this challenge, we were seriously biased. We both though that the Black Krim would be the clear-cut winner. But, […]

Garden 2013 — Peaches

Homegrown Peaches

If you’re in Georgia and you have room for only one fruit tree, you must make it a peach tree. Above, you see 9 of the roughly 15 peaches we were able to save this year. Our two trees originally held about 30 peaches each. But, […]

Garden 2013 — First Tomatoes Of The Year

Biggest First Batch EVER!

This year our first batch of tomatoes was close to a full pint of assorted tomatoes.

Sweet, Richly Flavored & Delicious

The bright orange cherry tomato is a perfectly ripe Sun Gold. (The yellowy-orange cherry to the […]

Garden 2013 — Growing Nicely & An Experiment

Blackberry Buds

Green Berries

Purple Sage Flowers

Roses are trying to invade the Greek Oregano.

Basil

No need to pull off green peaches. They’re falling […]

Chimichurri Sauce

It’s grilling season!

This isn’t a perfect example of the sauce. Ideally, the tender leaves would be ever so slightly chunkier. But, that’s the downside of having a powerful food processor. Pulsing the processor as little as one second too long, that fine mince of tender leaves turns […]

Garden 2013

Golden Sweet Pear

The Tomato Bed

Two weekends ago, we added our first batch of tomato plants:

3 Sweet Golden Pears 2 Golden Jubilee 1 Juliet 2 Tami G 2 Super Sweet 100s

Elsewhere on the deck, we planted […]

The Last of the Peppers

That’s it. Ten cayenne peppers, six hot banana peppers, and a handful of jalapeños make up the last of the peppers. We were surprised to find even that many left on the plants. And, they were shockingly healthy and gorgeous. If we’re lucky and it doesn’t freeze, we might get […]

Farewell Tomatoes

With a heavy heart, I say farewell to my best tomato season…

ever.

Warm Pasta Salad makes 1 giant bowl

1 lb penne, cooked al dente 3 cups assorted tomatoes, washed and halved (here black cherries, sweet ‘n neat, & Juliet) 2-4 Tablespoons your […]