It's tomato time in Florida, which means tomatoes can be had dirt cheap at the produce market located at Hillsborough and 30th. I went earlier this week and bought a 25 pound box for $5. Considering that tomatoes--on sale this week at Publix-- are $1.29 a pound....well, you do the math.
Great, but what does one do with 25 pounds of tomatoes all at once? Well, I opened the box the last two mornings and got a really ripe one out and ate it atop my pita and hummus for breakfast. Slathered thick slices on my half turkey sandwich for lunch. Mmmm.
Today I decided to tackle the rest of them. I blanched and skinned almost all of them and put up six quarts in the freezer. I put a few aside to eat. I put a few in the window to get super ripe and I'll make salsa out of them. And I'm making spaghetti and meatballs tonight. The sauce is simmering in the background as I type and my stomach in growling.
Also in season are cantaloupes (the Florida kind). Big ripe juicy fragrant and tasty at 2 for $1. And watermelons are in. Can pick up a small to medium sized seedless for $2-$3.
Happy shopping.
Jen
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