Friday, July 13, 2012

First Pickings, Summer 2012!

My first "bounty" from this summer's vegetable garden. I've picked my first green pepper, tomato and some basil. I'm not sure what variety this tomato is. I have close to twenty heirloom plants from a great organic nursery, and two "cheap ass" tomato plants from a discount center. This is one of the discount ones which wasn't even labeled except for "tomato," lol. And you know what? About 10 minutes after this photo was taken, the tomato was sliced and served along with some amazing fresh buffalo mozzarella. The basil was julienned, olive oil was drizzled, and a sprinkling of grated Romano tossed on top—and it was DELICIOUS!

I just can't wait for more of my plants to start producing. I have cherry tomatoes, plum tomatoes and regular-sized varieties, in yellow, white, green, purple and red. Stay tuned!
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 10:51:00 AM EDT

    You just described the perfect summer salad. We're planning to go to the farmer's market in Union Square tomorrow and score some tomatoes which will wind up just like yours!

    Yum,yum!!!!

    Paul, NYC

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    1. Casey ShainJuly 13, 2012 at 12:01:00 PM EDT

      Hi Paul! One of my Facebook friends, Stan Santos, goes to the Union Square farmer's market every week. We have one in town today, on Fridays. I could live on fresh summer tomatoes! I buy 2-3 per week until mine start producing more. Sliced tomatoes on toast with a bit of basil and mayonnaise. YUM, lo! Hope you're summer is going well!

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  2. Korean Car ManiaJuly 13, 2012 at 12:12:00 PM EDT

    The selection and placement of the veggies makes a very nice poster.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 13, 2012 at 2:19:00 PM EDT

    A GREAT BIG YUM TO YOU!

    THANKS FOR SHARING.

    GRANNY

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