Tuesday, September 29, 2020 O Tomatoes, Where Art Thou?

We had 8 tomato plants this year in our garden. We’ve had years in the past in which the tomato harvest was so plentiful that I was praying for a hard frost to kill the plants so I could rest from the tomato labors. This year, we harvested exactly zero tomatoes. It was a complete and utter failure and we can’t blame the Japanese beetles either. They were busy destroying our apple tree leaves and couldn’t be bothered with the tomato plants. We think it might have been due to some nutrient deficiency in the soil.

I had my heart set on making some “sun-dried” tomatoes, however, and was not going to be denied. Store-bought tomatoes will do. The end result is as beautiful as it is tasty.

I made these in my dehydrator, so they aren’t technically sun-dried. But I bet the jars of sun-dried tomatoes I buy at the store aren’t dried in the sun, either. Change my mind.

That’s all I’ve got for today. Feast your eyes on that and consider it an abundant visual meal.

I’ll probably delete this in the morning.