I CAN HAS FRESH TOMATOES!

[elfs]

Fresh!

Omaha and I have been struggling to keep our garden going. It hasn't been too much of a struggle, just a matter of picking out the weeds every now and then and making sure they get enough water. This weekend, we got to try out the first of our pleasures: some of the Stupice tomatoes are ripe. Stupice grow a small, very early, very sweet "heirloom" tomato that's great for salads and sandwiches.

Omaha and I cooked up some bacon. She had a straight-up BLT, but I also put a few leaves of basil from the garden, as well as some very mild horseradish, nothing too painful.

Sheer gastronomic bliss, a delight for the tastebuds and the nose all at once, an ecstacy waiting to happen.

There will be more, too. I have to harvest and dry the sage and oregano, and then we'll see what can really be done with fresh herbs.