First Harvest
by tanya on Aug.15, 2009, under Uncategorized
- Ripe
- Pick
- Ready to Eat
Those little tomatoes that started growing a few months ago ripened as soon as the rain went away and are now ready to eat. I’m estatic. You can read about my summer tomato adventures here.
Last weekend we took a drive to Perth to take in the Garlic Fest. Despite the small size and chef missing in action for the demonstration we came away with some delectable garlic samples. Large cloves with purple hues, these ones didn’t come from China.
When we got home we decided to make meat balls and tomato sauce on fresh pasta. We ground the beef and added only a clove or two of this new garlic and garlic chives from the garden. I boiled down the tomatoes with the formed meat balls, added fresh herbs and let it reduce.
The result was a honest earthy meal. The beef balls brought the strong distinctive flavours of the meat and the garlic to highlight the savory sauce and simple pasta. Flakes of tomato skin in the pasta made no excuses for where it had come from.
The next day was Ryan’s birthday. We celebrated over lunch with the Sawyer family. Ryan served fresh hamburgers (freshly ground beef again, and freshly baked buns). A burger like no other!
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