Arrivederci, miei pomodori!


Oh, how sad I am to leave our tomato plants one week before the expected peak. Not that we won't get great tomatoes in Europe, but still, these are miei bambini, I watched them grow up, and I hate to leave them to the mockingbirds.

Tonight Anthony and I dined on a mongo Insalata Caprese, some good bread, and some good vino. The kids ate a huge cucumber salad with some cherry tomatoes. Even after we made all that, we still had this bounty today:


Those aren't fancy big yellow cukes, those are ones that were hidden and left too long on the vine. We'll cut them in half and serve them to the chickens tomorrow. The kids were SO EXCITED to go out and harvest all this stuff today, and very enthusiastic about eating it. It "tickles me innards" as my dad would say to see them enjoying and understanding local produce.

Here's a salad I made last week to take to friends:

Ciao, tutti!