Tuesday's Tomatoes

Today was a long day, a lot of work and not a lot of play. Fortunately, T is awesome, and when I got home he whisked me off to dinner at Acme Cafe (which is delicious and has some pretty spectacular gluten-free options) and then we took in the street music that's part of the Fete de la Musique in Gastown tonight.

All of this did a lot to lift my spirits.

But sadly, that also means that I didn't get to tell you about the mango butter I have planned, with the mango's currently cooling their heels in my fridge. Anon!

Until then, here's a photo of my beautiful Early Girl tomato plant that's already put out two juicy (albeit green) tomatoes to ripen in the sunny weather we've been enjoying. Ooo, and can you see my little baby pea shoots sticking up their heads in anticipation?

Personally, I think if you're going to can, you should at least make some of the food that you're planning to put up. Or be familiar with all the hard work that went into growing it. So we've put in a few beds in our new place, one out front, two in the back, and a few pots of tomatoes just to see what we can produce for ourselves. Here's hoping this summer is sunny and warm and all our vegetables have a chance to grow, grow, grow.

Check back this week for more on mango butter glory!