So that meant dinner would be all fresh vegetables from my dad’s garden. I remember the succulent tomatoes we would eat right off the vine like an apple with the juice dripping the whole way down our tummies. And the kids debated: is tomato a fruit or a vegetable? And, dad would say: “These tomatoes are so good, THEY’LL DRIVE YOU NUTS!
Fresh sliced tomatoes from the local farmer’s market (I can’t grow them, the squirrels and deer eat them right off the vine!) Tomato tips: Don’t ever refrigerate a tomato! If the tomato reaches the point you have to refrigerate it, then eat it. (I never met a tomato I didn’t like.) Also, consider peeling your summer tomatoes. A good, ripe tomato’s skin will peel off easily if you hold it in the palm of your hand. And, there is nothing like a peeled tomato, don’t ask me why but my grandmother peeled her tomatoes and so do I.
I really have nothing original to say to close this blog—it’s too hot to think. So, I’ll just say “bon appetit” like Julia would say.