Millerton and Our First Tomatoes

At long last, we have some color on our tomatoes!

We planted these gorgeous plants when they were just seedlings in mid-June and they have taken their dear sweet time to ripen.

This one is named Early Girl - but she wasn't very early!

(But as we all know, beautiful things just can't be rushed.)

I worry we will get a large crop all at once - but plan on making sauces, salsas, relish, out of these beauties. There is truly nothing like a vine ripened, home-grown tomato. Good thing tomatoes are one of my daughter's favorite foods!

This is a Beef Steak variety.

Meanwhile, my friend Tim who is from the south,

made the most delicious fried green tomatoes.

I had tried fried green tomatoes before,

but either it was my terrific tomato,

or Tim's recipe and hand at the stove,

or a combination of both --- Tim's Fried Green Tomatoes were incredible