We have been blessed this past summer to be given a constant bounty of tomatoes. Our dear old neighbor would sneak them onto our patio table out back or hand us a full bag as we got out of our cars. She must have a huge secret garden in that yard of hers. Mike's aunt and uncle supplied us with several from their garden one day on a visit. They also gave us a huge portion of their killer gazpacho (see pic) which even though had quite a kick still made our toddler say "mmmmm". We made everything from pizza, to caprese salad (shown in pic) to freshly topped pasta, to vegetarian BLT sandwiches. I also could just settle for fresh sliced tomato with oil, garlic and some salt or a tomato sandwich (one of my mom's faves) on toast with mayo (soy preferred) and salt and pepper. When they're that tasty and fresh they are good right off of the vine! And of course, nothing is finer than a nice glass of red wine to go with a tomato dish. Mike found this bottle (see pic) for me last summer and bought me another this year while on vacation. Life is good!
