HELP...I have tomatoes coming out my butt

Why is it we get all caught up in the excitement of planting in the spring and don't think about the numbers we are planting?    Then when they start growing and you start picking....

I have tomatoes coming out my butt.....  Can you guys help a girl out?  I need recipes and or ideas on what to do.  I use to depend on EggFace to help with my cooking (I am not good at this) but she is not around much anymore.

Any ideas and recipes will be GREATLY appreciated  

Take care,
Kathy

Where are you located ?  I am craving home grown tomatoes, & mine were very crappy crop this year? i will take some ...... I live in OHIO

LIL-HOSS

my advice? make tomato sauce and freeze it.

I'm thinking you could Google any recipes by name, so here are my suggestions:

First:  Insalata Caprese.  Once the best tomatos of the season come in, this is a MUST

Second:  BLT.  It doesn't need a recipe, jus****ch how much mayo you use (that's the problem).  Guacamole or avocado slices make great mayo substitutes.

Then you have:
Gazpacho
Tomato Tart
Tomato Soup
Salsa or Pico de Gallo
Stuffed (baked/broiled) Tomatos

If you are into preserving you could peel and freeze them OR even make Ketchup

I too get all gung ho in may and plant a million... what I do is whir them up in the food processor and put into ziplock bags and freeze - that way I have fresh tomato all winter long. You can also make a vat of tomato sauce and freeze. Salsa cans great.

Enjoy them while you can!

How about making some spaghetti and pizza sauce out of them...Or donate some of the tomatoes to a local nursing home...Or church food pantry...

Hi Kathy!
Shelly is busy keeping up her daily blog, but you can email her anytime with questions.  I love her insight and have many so many of her recipes!  She stopped by on OH to say hi in the last couple days. 

You have tons of red tomatoes and I have tons of green ones that are stubborn.  They will probably all be ready at once!

If you would like a personal canning lesson send me a PM.  It's really easy and after one lesson I am sure you can do the rest on your own.  I usually can both stewed tomatoes (great in chili and on pot roast) and marinera sauce (yummy on baked ricotta).  I plan on canning the marinera in small jars this year so I don't waste it.  Still getting used to cooking in smaller portions. 

Let me know if you just want me to send the recipes for you to "wing" it on your own.  I have even frozen the whole tomatoes in zip lock bags after removing the skins when I'm in a big hurry.  Works pretty good!

Good luck!
 

That is so sweet, I may take you up on the offer....

Take care,
Kathy

If you have a dehydrator, definitely dry some of them.  I've even seen instructions somewhere on the internet for doing it in your oven too. 

You could also slice them in half, deseed and place on a foil or silpat-coated baking sheet with a little olive oil and then roast at 475 till the skins brown.  (time will depend on your variety of tomato).  From there you can just eat as-is or put them through a food mill to make a freezable sauce additive.  Or you could add them to olive oil and keep refrigerated to give as homemade Christmas gifts. 

Unfortunately, I'm not having great yields this year cause like a lot of others I got suckered by the whole 'Topsy Turvy' tomato hanger thingy and wasted soil, plants, time and of course $$$.  The three of those I bought are going to be turned into cute tote bags next year for fun.  Luckily, I did plant a few normal plants in the garden. 

Enjoy the rest of the summer and your bountiful garden!

Molly

My suggestion is SALSA! Finely chop tomatoes, onions, garlic, cilantro, and jalepeno add fresh lime juice and salt. delicious!!! I use it as a salad dressing, mix in scrambled eggs, top on quesidillas etc. It is perfect!! Enjoy