I had every intention of posting this blog yesterday, but then a friend of ours came over for dinner - and actually BROUGHT the entire dinner and cooked it, here - so I got a bit distracted.
But I didn't want to let my one and only homegrown BLT of the year pass by without some fanfare.
For those of you paying attention, yes, this was my one and only tomato for the year. I had another one very nicely ripening on the vine, but when I came home from work a couple of days ago it was gone. Just completely gone. The entire "branch" it was on is missing and there's a "scar" on the stem where it was pulled off. Methinks 'twas not a bunny rabbit, since a bunny would not have taken the entire branch... (grumble)
Even so, I am thrilled to present to you the following photos. First of all, the guest of honor at dinner (the little guy was barely 3 1/2 inches across):
Then, we have the guest of honor and his co-honorees, some thick-cut bacon, some crispy romaine, and some toasted white bread with a little butter on it (yes, I'm a purest about this):
And, finally, the culmination of the evening - and, well, of the past 3 months for that matter (okay, I admit that there are some dill pickle slices in there, as well as a little mayo -I'm a purest about those things, too):
It was an amazing sandwich. I was sitting next to Christopher while I ate it, and he kept having to deal with my "Mmmm..." sounds. But it truly was amazing. Something no winter tomatoes can ever hope to be. It may even have been a good thing for the second tomato to have gone missing. After all, I'm not sure it could have lived up to this one.
1 comment:
Lovely - looks like it was worth all the work. But farming bacon might be more successful next year!
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