One of the best tastes of summer to me was always my mom;s tomatoes vinaigrette.  They were an awesome side dish but I loved them the best spooned on a thick hunk of sourdough as a sandwich.
Incredibly easy, this only works with fresh, ripe, never-been refrigerated tomatoes. Nothing else will do.  For best flavor make it the day before and allow it to mellow out in the fridge. Serve it icy cold with ANYTHING and you have a meal.
The hardest thing about this is waiting for it to be done…for me the other hardest thing was figuring out the measurements.  …read more

Annie was so sweet to comment yesterday..and she brought up a good point..it is important to preserve those family recipes AND write the stories that go with them for future generations.  So…in light of that..here is my Gramma’s recipe for homemade catsup.
  Now, I never met my grandmother because I was born when my parents were in their 40’s and she was long gone by then. But she was an amazing woman by all counts, raising 7 children on a farm in Michigan. She used to tie my Uncle, the oldest, to the clothesline to keep him out of trouble …read more