Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometime in December, we bought tomato seedlings.
Once planted, they grew quickly and blossomed.
I posted the above picture to Instagram on January 2nd.
Since then, the transformation has been slow.
I had begun to wonder if anything would really happen at all.
But then, by March 9th, there were tiny green tomatoes.
A month later and the final stage of ripening had begun.
And since Thursday, we've been enjoying our own little bunch of homegrown tomatoes.
For lunch today I wanted something quick and easy so boiled some whole wheat macaroni with spinach and chickpeas in vegetable broth and seasonings. ( I took this picture while it was cooking so the steam gave it a hazy look.) Stirred in some of our fresh tomatoes right at the end, drizzled with olive oil and squeezed in the juice of one lemon.
Then ate it with a spoon.
Delicious!
Have a blessed day.
Oh my, home grown tomatoes!
ReplyDeleteWe will have to wait ages, for such, here. We can't even think of planting yet. :-)
But your weather is so different from ours.
Tessa
I love fresh tomatoes! I can't wait for mine to grow and ripen. My favorite is a fresh tomato sandwich. Looks like you had a very nice crop.
ReplyDeleteHow about all that snow in Colrado?
It will be a while for us too. That looks delicious. I love tomatoes and avocados.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tomatoes...and, you succeeded in making me hungry at 9:30 in the morning! Happy Sunday, Tammy.
ReplyDeleteHi Tammy, isn't it amazing how one small seed can produce such a bountiful harvest! Looks like a wonderful meal!
ReplyDeleteXo
Dagmar
I love how you cook so naturally.. you're an inspiration. But I tell you that about a lot of things! We're having a sunny warm weekend and it's just lovely. I'm off for lunch with the girls. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
ReplyDeleteOh how cool! They look wonderful, even if I can't eat them. :) Have a great week! Kit
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious and I bet it was. My tomatoes are not doing so hot. Glad your are.
ReplyDeleteMeredith
Such a delicious lunch and all the more satisfying when parts of it were home-grown. xx
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you grew your own tomatoes, Tammy. I like how you used them. Have you ever thought of posting some of your recipes...even some simple meals you throw together? I think you eat so healthfully and I'm always on the lookout for meatless meals.
ReplyDeleteRead your last post, too. I envy your ability and drive for exploring. I have suffered from some severe anxiety in the past---very personal, and it's very hard to push myself sometimes to be adventurous. I have to really work hard at it so I don't regress. Inspiration from you and others makes me feel more free from this affliction.
Jane
Tammy, your tomatoes look delicious. We're just getting ready to begin our planting season here. Your lunch looks delicious. You make cooking seem to easy to just throw in a little of this and a little of that and wind up with an amazing dish! Can you come to my house please?
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
Your tomato harvest is very good!! My tomatoes just didn't grow this year, the blossoms got dried and fell off completely from the joint:(
ReplyDeleteI can just smell your lovely tomatoes as they mature on the vine. MMmmmmm. Diane
ReplyDeleteThey look marvelous and that looks yummy. :)
ReplyDeleteI think I would have to really get used to such a different weather schedule - of course here, in Central Illinois, we do not plant outdoor plants yet. Most wait until Mother's Day - 2nd weekend of May to do that. I've never abided by that rule and will plant mine by the end of April, having good success. Even so, it won't be before July at the earliest before I'll be picking tomatoes. Did get a fair amount of yard work done over the weekend in prep for all of that though.
It looks yummy I made something similar yesterday but added feta cheese, there's nothing tastier than home grown tomatoes. Have a great week. :) xx
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, your tomatoes look wonderful, as does your meal. I looove tomatoes, especially fresh ones off the vine. We have flowers on our tomato plants as of this weekend. I have everything crossed for a good harvest this summer. I hope you're having a good week so far, Tammy.
ReplyDeleteWow your tomayoes look so good. And the recipe delicious. Making my mouth water!
ReplyDeleteOh yummy, Tammy. They looks good, both the tomatoes and the "soup." Mmm mmm mmm Susan p.s. Thanks for all visits. Susan
ReplyDeleteHome grown tomatoes are the very freshest and best tasting ever. Your lunch looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely were rewarded by observing the pace of nature as your tomatoes grew into a beautiful crop, Tammy. Thanks for sharing the lovely growth process with us! xx
ReplyDeleteYou have been lucky Tammy. Been trying for a while. The plant comes quickly and even blossoms as Preeti mentioned. But flowers whither away. And now, all the leaves dried up. Looks like some disease. But am gonna try again
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing better than homegrown tomatoes! Unfortunately, I won't have any to pick myself until August, though the farmstands should have some in July as they get them from Kentucky.
ReplyDeleteDearest Tammy,
ReplyDeleteYour photos make me very happy as I grew up between tomatoes, as one of Dad's grown veggies. Love tomatoes and as a kid I ate the tiny ones, hanging below and at that time they got discarded. No value yet and now the cherrie and grape tomatoes are oh so popular and I LOVE them.
You sure know how to cook healthy and that's my view of food as well. Seldom we eat any meat.
Mostly fish and vegetarian meals.
Hugs,
Mariette