Jean gave us HOW MANY TOMATOES?
Holy tamale, what does mama do when her incredible neighbors send up an enormous bucket of their beautiful jewels, enough for five people? Well, winter here we come–tomato sauce, tomato paste, tomato soup, you name it. And now a really tasty recipe of papa’s ex-wife that mama made for lunch (and I got some mozzarella out of it):
Eggplant Gabriella
1 eggplant, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
Olive oil
Tomato sauce
Mozzarella or jack or any mild melting cheese, sliced to fit each round
Parmesan
Heat oven to 375F/200C
Brush eggplant rounds with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Remove from oven when rounds are golden at edges, about 20 minutes.
Spread each round with tomato sauce, lay the cheese on top and sprinkle with parmesan.
Return slices to the oven for 15-20 minutes and serve hot with a little fresh basil on top.
This is a kind of poor-man’s Eggplant Parmesan, or Melanzae alla Parmigiana, which is richer in that you dip the eggplant in egg and then flour and then sauté in olive oil, etc.
I went nuts over this easy dish because of the mozzarella mama used, the wet kind, not the hard shiny kind.
Simmer tomatoes and a sweet onion and some salt in a soup pot and when soft, whiz them all up with a mixer and you have soup.
Whiz up onion, cukes, tomatoes, cilantro, olive oil, garlic, a slice of bread soaked in water, a dash of wine vinegar, salt and pepper and chill to sip Andalucian gazpacho!
Chop up fresh tomato, sweet onion, basil, olive oil, lemon juice and chunks of canned tuna and toasted bread cubes to make a panzanella for lunch.
Hold salt shaker over tomato. Lick tomaato. Sprinkle salt on licked area. BITE. The BEST way to eat a tomato!!!
Now if only tomatoes could help me win my battle with papa’s Levis!!! Maybe they will give me strength!
I think that last rabbit punch did them in, heh, heh. That and my tomato lunch…
You sure showed those Levis who’s boss, Loulou!
Yes, well, someone has to keep them under control. And it’s best to do that when papa is NOT in them, haha.
Today is tomato day!!! My dear friend brought me a bag of them from her garden today (not nearly as many as you have!!) I did make homemade sauce today though! Yum!!!!
YAY for neighbors with tomates! Yes, sauce, simple and fresh for winter. Maybe you’re on the list for MORE.
Furst LouLou, we wanna say Happy Birthday to your granny. Second, what adorable fotos of you. and third…OMC Look’it all those ‘maters. Mommy hopes to be able to eat some pasta come winter time. She could eat it year round, but it is pawfully good in da winter. We actually like pasta and pesto ourselves, so we too can’t wait fur yummy penne and gravy or lasagna. Big hugs
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
OH, Dezi, pesto is the BEST. But it’s so much better with FRESH basil. Can you get that where you are? Sometimes it’s not around but it does grow well in hot weather. Mama whizzes it up with garlic, olive oil, salt and sometimes some pine nuts or toasted almonds. Simple, but the secret to keeping it green and also to improve the taste is a few drops of fresh lemon. 🍃🍃🍃
Oh ! Well, my Mamas favorite variant was tomatoes sliced up with cottage cheese. And she canned and juiced lots of them. Enjoy !
LOVE cottage cheese. A mama after my heart. Love ricotta, too, and any cheese really.
LouLou! I was just thinking about you and your human when I saw this picture on Google+. I checked with a different browser, you don’t need an account to open the link.
https://plus.google.com/b/106218188001912628639/photos/photo/106996238448481812897/6457503884208177506?icm=false
Wasn’t your human into white-black animals? I’m sure you’d be faster than that silly cow!
BRILLIANT PHOTO and thank you. I hope our reader will click on this. So kind of you. Hilarious, too, and yes, that cow looks a bit awkward for speed! Maybe that’s a giant kitty in a cow suit!
Hehe, who knows?
I know most people got it, but just to clarify: I stumpled upon this picture on Google+. It’s not my photo and you can neither see my account on this link.
Oh, I know it’s not our photo but that’s okay. You found it and it’s wonderful!