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Bad time to crave tomatoes
What do BLTs, summer salad and fresh salsa have in common? They all have tomatoes! And unfortunately, due to several salmonella cases in the West, tomatoes are off limits right now. I am really having a hard time with this. I was planning to make a big batch of my favorite summer salad this weekend, but it just won't be the same without tomatoes. My mouth is watering right now thinking of the juicy fruits, marinated in oil and vinegar, with salt and pepper and oregano and other spices. I hope this gets cleared up fast. This was my first year NOT planting my own tomatoes at home! 5 comments from 3 users
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posted by
LisaW
on Jun 13, 2008 at 05:10 PM
Just head over to Murray Family Farms! I got a gigantic beef steak tomato there last week. posted by
jbaldwin
on Jun 13, 2008 at 05:12 PM
Oh, that's a great idea. It's a little far to drive for a tomato, but hopefully worth it. Or, this gives me an idea: I could hit up the farmer's market Saturday morning at the Monkey Wards parking lot! (now called Golden State Mall or something like that) posted by
LisaW
on Jun 13, 2008 at 05:18 PM
Yeah you could also pick up some other fruits and veggies, not just a tomato to make it a little more worth it. I'm lucky because we're fairly close. The farmer's market is a good idea too. posted by
Mom2CandC
on Jun 16, 2008 at 08:27 AM
My MIL has just raved about the abundant harvest boxes of fruit they have gotten too....I do know they have all organically grown and local items only - not sure about tomatoes though. Murray Farms is a little drive, but, well worth it! Go early in the morning (especially now that it's so hot!) and you'll come home with a lot of nice items. There are also the local growers markets too - wasting less gas and quicker to get back home! ;) posted by
jbaldwin
on Jun 16, 2008 at 09:29 AM
I ended up going to the farmer's market on F Street Saturday morning and buying five huge tomatoes, two beautiful cucumbers, and a purple onion from Tesch Farms (located here in Bakersfield). My salad turned out wonderful, although the vegetables cost me $10. It was worth it this time, but I'm a Food Maxx girl and I'm used to buying cheap produce. I'm glad i went though!
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