Tonight I popped out into the yard to have a look see at the tomato plants, maybe tie up a few that have been dragging their stems across the earth. For some reason, it was blissfully quiet in the yard, except for the cedar waxwings, whose chirping call burst through the quiet occasionally. There are some nesting in our lilac at the back of the yard, and tonight I could see their heads poking out of the nest as they waited for their mother to return.
About an hour later, I went back to the kitchen door with a bowl LOADED with tomatoes. Tonight I harvested Banana Leggs, Oxheart, Paul Robeson, Purple Prince, Green Zebra and Principe Borghese. I have a favourite bowl for harvesting tomatoes, in fact. It is an enamel bowl, blue on the outside, white on the inside. It’s just the right size, usually, and tonight it was nearly overflowing.
This is my favourite time of summer, and I’m very glad I bought an heirloom tomato cookbook because I have my hands full. It’s okay, though, because my heart is full, too.
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Your smile says it all. You should be happy and proud. What gorgeous Betty Boop tomatoes.
You probably have too many recipes to chose from in your heirloom tomato cookbook, but if it lacks one for a tomato tart and this is what you’re craving, may I highly recommend a recipe from Gourmet Magazine. My friend made it a few summers ago for a dinner party where I was one of the well-fed guests. It was a memorable meal.
I did a quick search and found the recipe online at Epicurous here:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/105214
A reviewer raved about it — “incredible” — and gave it 4 forks. I disagree — I would have given it a least 5 forks.
Oh my, there is a heirloom tomato cookbook? Who knew!
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