Harvest Monday - Tomato Season

I'm late with this post because my laptop was at the Apple store having the operating system reinstalled.  I hope that solves the problems I was having with it.

It is tomato season and they are coming in numbers that require freezing or sauce making which I did both this past week.  I have been picking them on the light green side but they ripen fast on the counter.

 Market Miracle has been the most prolific and in varying sizes, too.

 Here's an Amish paste of some size.

 Goldie's have had the most problem with bad spots but they're still delicious.

 This is an unknown that looks like a roma.

 Jalapenos with more Market Miracle.

 First Cherokee purple.

 Zucchini still producing and I'm avoiding the baseball bats so far.  More assorted peppers.

 This is the basket harvested on Monday morning.

 Green beans for dinner tonight along with a handful of blueberries and a strange shaped cucumber.

 Finally a Cherokee purple sliced that went on my BLT.  Yum!

See other harvests at Daphne's Dandelions.

Friday Favorite

I have a new favorite daylily.  Besides being such a lovely color it just keeps blooming and blooming.  I think its been going for this whole month and is just now winding down.  Betsy at Joyful Reflections helped me identify these as possibly being Eye Yi Yi when she posted a photo of hers.  Of course the tag that came with them is long buried in the mulch maybe to be found when I divide these in the fall to share with a friend.

Here's is one of the last few buds waiting to open.  It has been such a nice constant in the garden this July.

A real favorite that I look forward to enjoying next season.

Scalloped Tomatoes

One of our favorite tomato recipes comes from the Joy of Cooking.  It's so good at this time of year with all the fresh tomatoes.

 Cut up the tomatoes into chunks and grate pepper on top.  This was two tomatoes, a Goldie and an unknown since this was just for two of us eating.

 Dice an onion and saute until soft in a good pat of butter.  When done turn off heat and add a tablespoon of brown sugar.

 Add bread crumbs to that and stir it all up to moisten the crumbs.

 Sprinkle the onion crumb mixture on top of the tomatoes and bake for 30 min at 350º.

 It comes out bubbly and browned up and is delicious.

Here's the official recipe from Joy of Cooking for 6 servings:

3 cups diced tomatoes

3 T butter

1/4 cup onion chopped finely

1 T brown sugar

1 t salt

1/4 t pepper

grating of nutmeg (optional)

1 3/4 cup bread crumbs

Joining Robin for Thursday Kitchen Cupboard.

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