We are overrun with tomatoes. Last week I put tomatoes in every dinner item.Here was our menu:
- Pesto Pasta
- Scrambled Eggs with chopped tomatoes
- BLT's
- Pasta Salad
- Mexican Chicken Casserole (Very Good & Easy, if you leave a comment I will post recipe)
One of these years I will have to learn how to can & make salsa or spaghetti sauce. This is not the year. Maybe when all of my children are in school all day. In the mean time, I have learned from the wise ladies in my life; that you can chop up your tomatoes, put them in ziploc freezer bags, and use them all year long when a recipe calls for cooked/stewed tomatoes. You don't put frozen, then thawed tomatoes in your salad that would taste bad.
Didnt know abt that! I'd love the recipe!
ReplyDeleteI puree the tomotoes, skins and all, and freeze them (2 cups per bag). Whenever a recipe calls for a can of diced tomotoes, I use them. You don't get the chunky tomatoes in your meal, but the flavor is delicious. I tried to can peaches this year. I got 7 jars done, and gave up. Maybe I'll try again in about 5 years.
ReplyDeleteThose look so good. Home-grown tomatoes are the only ones I can eat. I better figure out this gardening thing soon. So can I have the recipe?
ReplyDeleteKatie, I have something for you to try. Whenever I have a ton of tomatoes to use up I oven roast them. It's super easy, you can do a TON at a time, it makes your house smell like heaven, and it tastes amaaaazing! Here's the link:
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Oh, and you can freeze them when they're done!
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