To discover the impact of LEDs on the vitamin content
of homegrown tomatoes, scientists chose several different plant varieties and suspended LED modules around the tomato clusters.
Going to put this on the list so I can use up the last
of my homegrown tomatoes of the season.
A fresh slice
of a homegrown tomato sprinkled with salt and pepper between two slices of bread that has been slathered with mayonnaise or butter is a sandwich that many people grow up eating here in the south.
First, I'm jealous
of your homegrown tomato beauties.
Not exact matches
The summer's unusual heat and abundance
of hungry insects had promised an iffy
tomato season anyway, but, needless to say, by the end
of September, it was clear I would miss out on my yearly
homegrown tomato activities: no weekends
of steamy kitchen windows with boiling pots
of canned sauce featuring my prized Cherokee Purples; no homemade, slow - simmered San Marzano
tomato paste; no sheet pans lining the counters with roasted black cherry
tomatoes (the best
tomato flavor on this earth, ever).
I used a variety
of colorful
homegrown cherry
tomatoes.
I was really hoping to get all the benefits
of fermentation from this... also I'd hate to waste my
homegrown tomatoes, and at this point it's too hot to be edible, so I'm thinking sugar is my only option.
Those marinated mozzarella balls had a lot
of flavor to match my
homegrown cherry
tomatoes.
Of course, you can use prepared
tomato soup (Pacific is an organic brand I like) but it's so easy to pull together with fresh ingredients — especially if you've canned your own
tomato sauce from your
homegrown (or farmers» market)
tomatoes — that it won't make you the least bit grumpy to make the soup base from scratch.
I used a combination
of Sungold and regular cherry
tomatoes (the Sungolds were from my garden but I didn't have a whole pint
of ripe ones so ended up buying the others) along with
homegrown pattypan squash and zucchini.
But what I can say is that the satisfaction
of making this roasted
tomato soup using all
of my very own
homegrown tomatoes certainly was.
Even though the science says that the amount
of lead absorbed by plants varies widely (spinach and sunflowers = leady, apple trees and
tomatoes = not leady), and even though every study on children who play in the dirt and eat
homegrown food (my eight - year - old daughter included) has come back saying that there is no evidence
of elevated bodily lead levels, people around here are petrified about growing their own vegetables, and even
of letting their kids play in the mud.
Past that, on top
of a pile
of medical journals, perches a plastic bag full
of plump,
homegrown cherry
tomatoes, a late - season - harvest gift from his administrative assistant.
Tomatoes that are
homegrown or locally grown are usually picked at the peak
of their ripeness, thereby maximizing nutrient and antioxidant content.
I made this amazing Tyler Florence
tomato soup recipe (you can get it on food network) and with the rest
of the fresh
homegrown goodies we are going to have Xaver's famous Zucchini Lasagna tonight.
When I get stressed, I ease my mind by daydreaming
of sitting at a chippy turquoise blue farmhouse table, listening to the sounds
of birds chirping as I eat a
homegrown tomato fresh from the garden just like I would an apple â $» juice running down my arm.