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Drying Tomatoes: In the Oven or the Dehydrator.

Drying Tomatoes: In the Oven or the Dehydrator.

If you have an abundance of tomatoes and you aren’t big on canning, then drying them is a great way to preserve the taste of summer. Using a dehydrator is a great way to dry them, but it can be done easily in an oven…

A Thick, Rich, and Delicious Roasted Tomato Sauce Recipe

A Thick, Rich, and Delicious Roasted Tomato Sauce Recipe

Tomato sauce is one of the best, and most common ways of storing your tomato harvest. And making tomato sauce doesn’t need any special cooking skills. Roasted Tomato Sauce became our go to last year. It has a rich and deep flavour, with hints of…

Perfect Tomato Salad

Perfect Tomato Salad

This Tomato Salad is one of our absolute favourite meals to make in the summer. To the point that we have to ration how many times we have it, so that we can still have enough tomatoes for other things. Seriously, it’s amazing. If you…

Tomato Trellis

Tomato Trellis

The Fool Proof Way Every gardener who grows tomatoes has been through that one season of absolute tomato jungle. Trying to keep up with voracious vines, pinching off growing tips to try to slow it down, or struggling to find large enough trellis setups. This…

Breakfast Stacks

Breakfast Stacks

These stacks in one form or another are our go to weekend breakfast. Mike and I only have one full day home together per week. It isn’t enough and we are both hoping to change that soon. But in the meantime we try to make…