Tomatoes, everywhere!

Our garden is in full swing, and we have lots of tomatoes on hand lately (no complaints here)!
If you are wondering what to do with an overabundance of them, I highly recommend the Vegan Yum Yum recipe for Eggplant and Basil Stuffed Tomatoes. It is killer. This is the way to go if you love tomatoes or are looking for something slightly fancier (but super easy) as a side dish. It features juicy tomatoes stuffed with toasted bread that is a little crunchy on top, nicely cooked eggplant that absorbs the olive oil flavor, topped with some caramelized, tangy balsamic reduction! Delicious.

*I will say to watch out with the salt, maybe start out with a bit less than the recipe calls for - also I think whole wheat bread would work just as well as the white, for a bit more of a nutrtional punch.

Ripening tomatoes...

So our little garden is coming along nicely. We did have a mishap where a deer ate our first ripe grape tomato! After the initial disappointment, Derek corrected the fence we put around the garden and now I think our tomatoes may be safe. Also we planted some romaine lettuce (somewhat late) - I hope we don't have any rabbits getting in it...

Garden update...

more tomatoes on the way...

We have tomatoes! Six! Six tomatoes that I have yet to kill...and our herbs aren't doing half bad either. Except for the basil, poor poor basil. Earlier it was being eaten by who knows what insect, now it is starting to look a bit hardier and trying to make a small comeback. Come on basil, you can do it!

baby cherry tomatoes!

Weekend gardening

Lately I have had a small break from painting, and have shifted into gardening. Last weekend was so beautiful (at least Saturday was), Derek and I couldn't resist beginning our first garden! Growing up, my grandparents always had a very large garden, and my parents usually kept a smaller one. You would think I would know lots and lots about it, but of course, I don't. This year I am committed to learning. We have an incredibly small starter garden to begin with...we will plant 2 kinds of tomatoes, lettuce, and a few herbs (basil, thyme, chives, etc.). See how it goes...I don't have the best track record for keeping plants alive.

How about you? Anyone planning on keeping a garden this year? If you have some advice, I'd gladly take it!