I’m exhausted. I’ve been working in the garden all afternoon and for the life of me I couldn’t figure out what was taking me so long to harvest and pull up all the tomato plants. Then I realized what I had eaten today. 11 homemade chocolate chip cookies, and about 22 cups of hot tea. No Read More >>
Ripen Tomatoes on The Vine – Hang Tomatoes Upside Down
A few days ago I decided it was finally time to get serious about picking and clearing out our heirloom tomato beds. Each raised garden bed contained about 8 tomato plants, so there was a pretty significant amount of tomatoes to harvest. After pulling up the plants and sorting the tomatoes into piles {green tomatoes Read More >>
Bartering with Mavis – Trading with Mrs. Hillbilly
This morning Mrs. Hillbilly stopped by to do a little bartering. She was looking for some vegetables, and I was looking for some sour cream and nuts. To me it was the perfect trade. I’m a heavy on Hubbard squash and tomatoes right now, so I was more than happy to get a few heirloom Read More >>
Recipe – Sweet and Spicy Heirloom Tomato Jam
Have I ever told you how much I love it when you send in recipes for me to try? Last week Lauden sent me a link to a sweet and spicy tomato recipe that called for only 1 pound of tomatoes. Which was perfect of course because our tomatoes are still just trickling in. Since Read More >>
Recipe – Homemade Pizza Sauce Using Heirloom Tomatoes
Last night I fired up the crock pot and made a batch of homemade pizza sauce while everyone was sleeping. When we woke up this morning the house smelled like a pizza parlor. It was awesome. Our heirloom tomatoes are trickling in at a rate of 5-10 pounds every few days or so. And while Read More >>
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