Once you know what you're missing, it's hard to ignore it. It seems odd to me to be so deliberate about something so-simple as a "tomato", but there you have it.
I had occasionally been buying these "exotics" at a local Whole Foods (for something like $5 each!) for the last few years and other than being incensed at the price, they weren't always that good. A local roadside stand began selling decent beefsteak tomatoes (along with a few heirlooms) earlier this summer and they helped alot (and at a much more-decent price). But now...now my plants are groaning with giant, fist-sized tomatoes that are just so darn good. Even our cherry tomatoes (including a black-striped variant) are great this year, so sweet!
Much like James, we like the balsamic vinegar on them (even a concentrated balsamic), along with a few blue-cheese crumbles. Bruschetta is another option that gets used here frequently (my wife likes to bake bread as well) and along with our tomatoes we also use our(her) herbs, which include fresh basil. Vino usually makes it's appearance at these feeds as well.
Life is so-good when you pay attention and then work at it.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 08/25/25 04:22 PM.
