Back to tomatoes.  Nutin' better than a home grown tomato and bologna sammich, and a sun drop.

 

 

Well maybe there is, I love this BLT panzenella from Alton Brown. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/tbl-panzanella-recipe/index.html

Lately I've been adding thinly sliced red onion, and I use dried sweet basil and no mint.

winchester21:

They are $$$$ up here- at least 5.00 each and sometimes 7.00

 

Went to the Outer Banks (Kill Devil Hills) a couple of weeks ago.  Wifey went to Billy's Seafood, near the (Wright Brothers Monument) and bought soft shell crabs for $2.99 each.

I remember the first time I was exposed to ss crabs was at the Dockside restaurant at Wrightsville Beach about 22 years ago.  They served ss crab on hamburger buns with home made tartar sauce.  It was a little wierd seeing those appendages hanging out of the buns.  They also served a mean bologna sandwich with mustard and chili on hamburger rolls. 

No breakfast....I'm making myself hungry.

 I was going to get some garden in this season but got busy finishing up the shop building. Still have to do the finished landscaping around it. Maybe next year  (sigh). I used to grow a big patch of sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, onions, beans, snow peas, watermelons, cucumbers, salad greens and an herb garden. I really miss living on the farm during the summer. 

My garden and landscaping at the new Casa Del Ace has been put on hold another year as well, as my basement is taking priority.  I did get 4 Roma plants in pots and a pair of Jalepenos.  I will miss larger and cherry varieties I usually plant, but with limited space and my wife being able to make some awesome salsa from scratch, we decided to go with an all roma crop this year.

I'm growing tomatoes for the 1st time. I've got 4 plants, 2 heirloom and 2 of some other sort. Got them in 2 large pots on my upper deck. They are growing well and there are some little ones already beginning. I am amazed at how much water they require.

Speaking of gardening, check out the video of the tiller races from the Purple Hull Pea Festival at Edmond Arkansas.

 http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/2009/06/supercharged_tillers.aspx

 

oscarsear:

I am amazed at how much water they require

Yes me too.  Water them in the am and the plants are wilted by afternoon!

Nothing at all wrong with Roma tomatoes Ace

BogusMalone:

Speaking of gardening, check out the video of the tiller races from the Purple Hull Pea Festival at Edmond Arkansas.

 http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/2009/06/supercharged_tillers.aspx

 

Serious tilling power there

 To the first time growers, home growen tomatoes that you grow yourself is the best you'll ever eat.

checking out the farmers market tomorrow- hoping to score some of the purple hierlooms- still a little early.

cant grow bleep around here- critters eat them first- tried some porch tomatos and something got them 2 years in a row.

if i planted a garden the homeowners association would send a swat team or call in an air strike-

NPR said just a few weeks ago that the payback on $100 invested in "victory garden" is $1K!

See also: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/06/29/bia.urban.farming/index.html

peshewah:

 To the first time growers, home growen tomatoes that you grow yourself is the best you'll ever eat.

This statement is so true for my wife and I.  We won't even purchase ANY tomatoes in the store, as NONE of them taste anything like a true homegrown, I will say that Roma's come pretty close.

Has anyone tried that TBL Panzenella that I posted earlier.  If not, your really missing out on a delicious dish.

Your right nothing I have ever grown was even close to what you get in the store. homegrown is always much better. I think most of it is they pick well before ripe to get it shipped, also I think they may also grow varieties which produce more or more resistant to bugs or watering, that is just a guess ?

I think I would be scared of a tiller like that !

Colin:

NPR said just a few weeks ago that the payback on $100 invested in "victory garden" is $1K!

See also: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/06/29/bia.urban.farming/index.html

Your right we have only spent maby $20 and that's because we bought plants instead of seeds ( except for the snap beans). I was a little late and didn't have time so I just bought some plants. We have already got our moneys worth and have not even picked 10% of the tomatoes and about half of the eggplant.