Mama Manifesto: TALK BACK: Tomatoes

Summer is by far my favorite season. I am at home in a tank top, a summery skirt and flip flops. I love tan lines. I love that dusky warm sunset time of day where everything in the world just seems right. I love kids playing in sprinklers. I love climbing out of the pool to lay down on the concrete to get warm. Marco Polo. Buttery corn on the cob. The smell of the bbq grills throughout the neighborhood. Starry nights. Iced Coffee. Bare feet. Fireworks and iced tea. Long and lazy beach days. Sand toys. Summer vacation. Salad for dinner. ...there is so much to love!

But, at the very top, top, top of my "what i love about summer" list is home-grown tomatoes. They are so amazing. My mom has the greenest thumb and she is my "tomato pimp" all summer long!

What to do with all those tomatoes? Here are some of my favorite recipes for the tomato bounty:

What is on your "what i love about summer" list?

Any favorite recipes that showcase tomatoes?

Kristen

married, mom of 4 : desperately trying to avoid buying a minivan : has a goal to fix her own lunch instead of grazing off her children : resident expert on psychology and sarcasm, regularly fantasizes about sleeping in, blogs at Rage Against the Minivan.

Ali

married, mom of 2 : has googled “developmental milestones” more times than she can count : loves all things truly healthy and organic : resident expert on creativity and healthy living : regularly fantasizes about her kids sharing, blogs at Leaning In.

Heather M.

married, mom of 3 : expecting a baby boy, a fan of organic-living, mess-making, and cookie-baking, blogs at Cookie Mondays

Julie

married, mom of 3 : wife to a drummer-turned-youth pastor, resident expert on crafty goodness, blogs at Joy's Hope.

Heather K.

married, mom of two : has been known to rap to get the kids to do what she wants : over-thinks and second-guesses far too often : working on improving her skills in all areas of “playing cars”, blogs at The Extraordinary Ordinary.

Cari

married, mom of 2 busy boys, professional chef-turned-teacher-turned mom, avid cook, recipe collector, food blogger, blogs at Can I Get the Recipe?

Jessi married, mom of 3, a tasky homebody pastor's wife who likes routine, candles, and strategizing naptimes. Jessi blogs at naptime diaries.

Grace

married, mom of 2. jane of all trades, master of none: constantly battling her pack-rat tendencies: lover of pretty stationary, nap time, and playing hostess: born a New Yorker, grew up a Texan, currently masquerading as a California girl : always gets what she wants but never the way she expects it, blogs at Formerly Gracie

Sharon

married, mom of 3 exuberant children ages 7, 8 and 9; struggling to balance work as a writer with the kids’ demanding schedules; on a mission to get the kids to eat healthy, adventurous “grown up” food; resident expert in pre-‘tween backtalk; blogs at Whatever Things Are True and Be Bold or Go Home .

Michele

married, mom of 2 (one a missionary, the other a hostage negotiator), co-founder of Radiate PR (rad PR skilz used for building harmonious family brand - oh, and for consumer-tech clients too), resident expert on good kid reads, blogs at ReadOutLoud.

Meleesa

resident stylist and beauty expert : has a "costa rican" peaceful vibe flowing through her veins, runs her own salon and spa and creates natural beauty products and candles, she might be speaking English but she thinks in Spanish, blogs at Meleesa, the salon.

Elizabeth

married, three children, former pastry chef who can bake a cake, pretend to love boy sports and be a fierce advocate for her severely disabled child all at once; loves to steal away to daytime movies whenever she can and reads voraciously into the night; blogs regularly at a moon, worn as if it had been a shell.

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Sandy ToesJuly 21, 2009 5:12 AM
I make a chicken salad...then cut open a tomatoe...gut it (that sounds so bad)...then put the chicken salad in it...it's pretty and tasty.
sandy toe
HeatherJuly 21, 2009 9:31 AM
homegrown cherry tomatoes eaten right off the vine does it for me.
ChristyJuly 21, 2009 10:22 AM
Me no likey tomatoes....

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