Vegetables and Fruits forum: Tomatoes

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AlohaHoya Jul 22, 2011 11:50 PM CST Name: Carol Noel Hawaii (near Hilo) It's all about choices.

I've been picking tomatoes like crazy...and freezing them. End of summer I will whizz them all up, reduce them and then freeze the tomato pulp in 1 cup 'ice cubes' to use in sauces and soups in the winter....I add nothing to them until I take them out.... I find that tomatoes need LOTS of calcium (in the form of dolomite).... Your canning looks wonderful, Bit...!!!! Leap. The net will appear. Quote | Post #726436 (1)

sallyg Jul 22, 2011 11:51 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

I froze Romas last year and was really disappointed in how watery they were when they thawed. "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #726438 (2)

AlohaHoya Jul 24, 2011 12:04 AM CST Name: Carol Noel Hawaii (near Hilo) It's all about choices.

mmmmmm Maybe I need to try what I have and rethink this....! Leap. The net will appear. Quote | Post #727169 (3)

sallyg Jul 24, 2011 1:44 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

Hi- Maybe take one out and see what you get when it thaws. I HOPE it was just me , and you have better results. . "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #727453 (4)

stormyla Jul 24, 2011 2:26 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

I froze so many last summer both whole and chopped and never even got to try them. Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #727482 (5)

sallyg Jul 26, 2011 7:56 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

"If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #729086 (6)

stormyla Jul 26, 2011 8:03 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Today when I went out to pick tomatoes, all of a sudden after all of that rain yesterday a number of the fruit had developed vertical splits and some had tiny ants crawling in them. Bummer. Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #729097 (7)

sallyg Jul 26, 2011 8:23 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

hate that- it can ruin it for sure! Just when you have this nice huge tomato, then you have to cut a big wedge of sour stuff off one area "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #729123 (8)

stormyla Jul 26, 2011 8:48 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Yeah, it was not pretty!! Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #729145 (9)

bitbit Jul 26, 2011 9:06 PM CST Name: bit Eastern VA and NC Zone 7b/8a

Oh, that's the worst! Wait all season for rain, and when it finally comes, it does as much harm as good. Urban Farming and Food Gardening! 2011 Hog Wild seed swap list ~~~~~ 2012 Hog Wild seed swap list Quote | Post #729153 (10)

stormyla Jul 26, 2011 9:12 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Too much of a good thing all at once. Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #729159 (11)

AlohaHoya Aug 3, 2011 11:18 AM CST Name: Carol Noel Hawaii (near Hilo) It's all about choices.

Jiggled around a great recipe for Cherry Tomatoes and it was wonderful. Had to change it because I burned the quinoa!!!! A bunch of Cherry Tomatoes on a sheet or flat bowl (toss with garlic/a lot of fresh basil/olive oil, S&P). Bake at around 350deg until the skin begins to wrinkled (about 1/2 hour). Chicken pieces (I used boneless/skinlessthighs) cooked on top of the stove...browned in oliveoil/garlic and sherry or white wine and cooked until done (the wee bit of wine caramelizes the chicken). Take chicken pieces out, pan off heat and stir in a heaping spoon of Sour Cream, mix it in until smooth and then add the roasted cherry tomatoes and all the juices. Cover the chicken with the tomatoes and chow down. I was going to serve it ON quinoa...but it was good on it's own. Was going to serve on toasted focaccia for Bob...but couldn't find it. I think this is my fave for cherry tomatoes!!! Hit my 2 plants with Bloom and have been harvesting about a lb. per day!!! Also, I think I will roast them before freezing them too...!!!! Leap. The net will appear. Quote | Post #734157 (12)

sallyg Aug 3, 2011 12:35 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

If you have one decent cherry tomato plant, you really need a recipe that uses lots of them! Yummy. "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #734215 (13)

bitbit Aug 3, 2011 1:01 PM CST Name: bit Eastern VA and NC Zone 7b/8a

Thanks Carol! Sorry to hear about your quinoa, but it sounds like it turned out OK without it. http://www.jamieoliver.com/magazine/recipes-view.php?title=t... This sounds tasty too... we need all the tomato recipes we can get right now! Urban Farming and Food Gardening! 2011 Hog Wild seed swap list ~~~~~ 2012 Hog Wild seed swap list Quote | Post #734229 (14)

sallyg Aug 3, 2011 1:08 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

He sure makes it sound fun! I guess halloumi is a cheese. "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #734231 (15)

bitbit Aug 3, 2011 2:26 PM CST Name: bit Eastern VA and NC Zone 7b/8a

Yeah. I've heard of it, but I'm not sure I've ever eaten it. Sounds like an interesting cheese that can hold together enough to make a "plate" when it's cooked. Urban Farming and Food Gardening! 2011 Hog Wild seed swap list ~~~~~ 2012 Hog Wild seed swap list Quote | Post #734300 (16)

stormyla Aug 4, 2011 1:47 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Great recipe, Carol!! I've also never heard of that cheese. I'm making something like this tonight, but with Ricotta and sausage and fresh tomatoes in a casserole form. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Angies-Polenta-Lasagna/Detail.a... Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #734815 (17)

sallyg Aug 12, 2011 10:22 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

I potted up two suckers off my Potato tops today. We shall see! "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #740160 (18)

stormyla Aug 13, 2011 8:24 AM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

Sounds good Sally! I may try a couple when I return. Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #740332 (19)

AlohaHoya Aug 20, 2011 11:53 PM CST Name: Carol Noel Hawaii (near Hilo) It's all about choices.

When the plant stops 'giving' fruit...is their anything to do to 'revive' it?....???? Leap. The net will appear. Quote | Post #744380 (20)

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