tomato candy
So, it some patience and some waiting, but my heirloom tomato ship finally came in. We’ve been enjoying these babies pretty thoroughly the last few weeks. They’re just so gorgeous, they make every meal a little more special - sliced up with some olive oil and sea salt - or chopped into a spinach curry - or gently sauteed and tumbled over pasta.
Every few days when I have a new pileup of them on the counter I slice ‘em up and stick them into the oven (at a really low temp - like 100-200 degrees F). Half a day later, I have my very own oven dried heirloom tomatoes to use all year long!
Yeah, these babies are pretty much as hardcore as food porn gets.
September 24th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
My goodness! they are GORGEOUS!
September 24th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
pretty pretty pretty pretty!
(I saw this, and thought of you: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13065519 not as nice as the banner ones you mentioned liking earlier, but cheaper, and customizable)
September 25th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Yeah, they pretty. I’m definitely growing them again next year.
Christine: I think I like the other one better. It’s more me. I love banners.
I think that one is more you though (and admittedly much more reasonably priced).
September 29th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
O.M.G! Am so jealous right now. I absolutely LOVE heirloom tomatoes and cannot wait to grow them next year…Where did you get the seeds/seedlings? Any variety that you like more than others?
September 30th, 2008 at 10:04 am
I just bought a little packet of mixed seeds from the garden supply store. They were awesome, because I got a bunch of varieties for very little money, and it was a pleasant surprise to see what popped up. The packet was from McKenzie seeds, and the variety was called “rainbow blend.”
I’d recommend starting them pretty early though. They are a bit slower than the regular seedlings you get at the store. We only started ours in April, I believe, and we probably should have started in March (at least).