Mid-August and we had a June weekend. You know. One of the weekends we should have had way back in June when we were having July ... or something.
Highs in the low 80's. A bit of rain both afternoons. Time enough to get a jump start on fall weeding and deadheading.
Time in the kitchen, too. A bit of peach pie. [Meant to take the picture before we ate half!]
A bit of canning. Roma's are in short supply this year, so I may not be able to make any more Tomato Jam this year. Not good news ...
And, a fun little project to use up the surplus of tiny yellow Roma's we have produced.
Spread the tomatoes on a parchment-lined pan and "bake" at 250 for about an hour - could take up to two hours depending on how big* your tomatoes are. These are sprinkled with Italian herbs, and will go into the freezer once they are cooled. Then stored in plastic bags until needed for a touch of summer in February.
*These directions are from Martha Stewart in the local paper. You can do it with cherry tomatoes or cut larger tomatoes in pieces. I only did the mini-Roma's because I liked the idea of keeping their shape. If you are serious cook and just want the flavor, chopped up "real" tomatoes would probably do just fine.
Webb, I love your idea for the little yellow tomatoes. Sounds perfect. Love the look of the half eaten pie. It is a picture of a loved pie. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteHigh mrks for your ratatouile Sunday night. Mitchellasked for more.
DeleteOh a pie and weeding?
ReplyDeleteI did make ratatouille and take a nap and read....hmm, can't seem to find any weeding in there.
Tomorrow?
xo jane
Ah, but you havebeen so much better about keeping up with the gardening this whole summer than i have. You're probably in much better shape than i am already.
DeleteHow industrious you are ;-)! What happened to sitting on the deck with a glass of wine enjoying the nice weather? Ah, you had some delicious peach pie ....
ReplyDeleteActually, there might have been a bit of wine sipping - not on the deck since it rained, but somewhere ...
DeleteGreat idea for the little yellow Romas! There are loads bursting out of my father-in-law's garden so I'll have to try this trick :)
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