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You say tomato, I say, Would you like some?
As you can see (by my banner and all these pictures) we are in full tomato production out here in the sticks. Tis the season! I’m surprised I haven’t turned red, I’ve been eating so many.
For breakfast I have a bagel with cream cheese and a giant slice of tomato and then a slice of muenster cheese on top. It’s soooo delicious. I could and do eat this every day.
Then I have a tomato sandwich for lunch. Pretty much the same thing as breakfast just minus the cream cheese and bread instead of a bagel. Mmmmmmm….I can’t believe I’m not sick of this yet.
I have them for dinner a lot too. I should post a picture here of some delicious spaghetti I’ve made with fresh tomatoes but I haven’t figured that out yet. My mom has convinced me that it is easy but I’ve yet to try it. One of these days…
My mom canned a lot (this is only half of them) so I can make spaghetti with them even easier. It’s going to save me so much money this winter. Well, maybe not. It’s not like jars of spaghetti sauce were breaking my budget but it does make me feel super frugal and less wasteful when I see all these jars lined up so nicely in my pantry.
Tomato plants are a pretty good investment, especially if you count the water bill as therapy. Yes, I water my garden to calm my nerves. You should try it. Now you know the secret to my green thumb.
Tomatoes,
tomatoes,
tomatoes!
We’ve got them coming out our ears.
There’s only one problem.
Somebody else likes my tomatoes.
Somebody who doesn’t even bother to pick them.
They just walk by and take a big ol’ bite out of a slew of them in the middle of the night when nobody’s looking. And then they just leave them there to rot. How rude!!!
I’m talking to you Mr. Possum! You might look cute and cuddly but YOU ARE NOT!!! You are a snarling, growling, evil tomato-eating menace.
Even Holly is afraid of these guys. We camped outside the other night and I thought sure that Holly would finally catch one, she barked enough. But no. Apparently Holly is a big wuss dog. Though that might be a good thing because I really don’t want to take her to the vet to get possum teeth removed from her nose. Have you heard possums growl in the dark? They are scary!!!
So does anyone know how to get rid of possums? I’ll pay you in tomatoes.
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In other news: Please check out my review for REI.
We had so much fun with them!
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Shake it up! A Dreyer’s Review
Maybe you’ve heard that Dreyer’s (aka Edy’s) has a new shake and smoothie product out. Well, we’re here to review it for you! On my main blog! How about that!
As you can see we scream for ice cream around here. Personally, I need another icy treat in my freezer like a hole in my head. I’ve really outdone myself in popsicle production. But when given the chance to give an honest review of something cold and sweet in the hot hot summertime, I couldn’t really say no. We just made room. Move over popsicles! Now there’s something sweetier.
My first reaction was, Wow, these are really light. I’m paying two bucks for this? But I was fooled. The containers felt as light as one of those cup-of-soup containers where you add water to the dried noodles. Guess what? I wasn’t far off. You add milk! When you peel off the lid there are icing tip formations of ice cream at the bottom. You add 1/3 cup of milk and stir stir stir.
This was kind of fun for the kids (and Pink Kitty.) They felt like they were mixing up their own treats. Buncha mixologists.
So that was a win.
The Slow Churned Thick and Creamy Shakes got the best ratings with the kids of course. Oreo and Strawberry being the favorites.
My mom and I preferred the Smoothies, they had a little less sugar. I’d say the strawberry banana was my favorite flavor but I don’t think they were better than my own homemade smoothies. I guess I’m just a sucker for fresh fruit and I don’t mind cleaning the blender afterwards. But if you’re the type who can’t be bothered with cutting up fruit and having the ingredients on hand and of course the worst part, the clean-up, then I think this might be a good product for you. I personally think it’s a little frivolous but fun. I can see it being super fun to pull out for a playdate or maybe a baby shower or something.
I will say that they were quite photogenic when poured into long skinny glasses. These would be super cute on a buffet table all lined up with striped straws sticking out for a baby shower or a party. But then again maybe the blender route would be a little less work if you had a big crowd. It’s a thought.
Regardless, they tasted good so I’ll give them three stars. I don’t think this is something I would buy regularly but it’s pretty fun for a special treat.
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