2021 Veggie gardens

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Thank you! You have reminded me that I have a tomato mill. I will put it to work.

I’ve got gazpacho and roasted tomatoes on rotation.

Gazpacho

The tomatoes are in. Nineteen plants all working very hard to produce fruit and succeeding. For me, this means gazpacho! I have been using the recipe as my template, substituting a French shallot for the onion. And using whatever pepper is in the fridge which is never an Anaheim. Please, what is your favorite tomato version?

Roasted tomatoes! How to make, store, and use.

I knew this was coming. I remember swearing I’d never eat another tomato around this time each year as a kid. I HAVE TOO MANY TOMATOES! And we don’t even like tomatoes all that much, can’t distinguish much between the 16 varieties I’m growing. Aside from the gazpacho and the first sandwiches, I think I prefer them cooked. So I’m trying various recipes, parking them here, and looking for input. Ideas for “beefsteak” tomatoes especially appreciated. Paste tomatoes seem to have more options, es…

Working on this week’s batch today. With some frozen ripe poblanos from last year, and my first ripe peppers from @bogman’s “I think two year old Aji Amarillo plants” ! Zesty!