Harvests coming in - yummy food being made.

Ah tomatoes being harvested, and basil, onions - This time of year makes me very hungry for home made crockpot tomato soup.
I start with about 5 lbs (or more)of ripe roma tomatoes (although, I've thrown in just about any tomatoes that are handy!) some garlic (I like lots - 5 big cloves minced) and onion or two diced (all the better if they are homegrown and some basil. I peel and seed the tomatoes and chop them up and add them to the onion, garlic, basil, and some EVOO

and then add about 10 good stalks of celery chopped up. I let this just cook on low in the crockpot. I add seasonings to taste:salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar, oregano, thyme and then either can or eat it. (it's amazing how much of this doesn't get canned.) YOU can adjust this for less though a crock pot might be overkill if you don't have a ton of romas!

When I see the romas ripen, my mouth starts to water and my stomach starts to growl for some good homemade tomato soup. Worth the work!

Pantry Items: EVOO and Balsamic Vinegar (we like Trader Joe's the best)

Why Am I Here?

Time and Again I get asked how to make the stuff I make. I decided this was a good way to share the recipes we use here at home and share our recipes we make using things we grow or produce here at CBFNigerians. WE have a small herd of dairy goats which we make cheese, ice cream, kefir, yogurt and soaps from. We have a garden and lots of trees that produce veggies and fruits and now we have bees for honey.

I am always happy to share my recipes and I love being able to cook from the garden. So here I am blogging about some good eats from the homestead.

Another thing about us is that we have a family member who is Gluten/Wheat intolerant and we make a lot of food that is Gluten/wheat free. This will be a good source to add to your gluten free repetoire as well. Some of this stuff you won't even miss the wheat and gluten. I will try hard to remember to put together a pantry list and tell you about products that are ones we love when cooking. Otherwise, they are things we grow here!