The long-awaited tomatoes are arriving!

Celebrating tomatoes:

Cherry tomatoes are easy to just pop in your mouth and eat but if you want to up their status from snack to gourmet dinner combine them with the basil in your share this week and sauté with a little olive oil and garlic to serve on pasta or on a slice of good bread. Add a little Parmesan as a tasty topping.

Storing Tomatoes:

Leave tomatoes out at room temperature but out of direct sunlight. They do not like being in the refrigerator. Below 55°F tomatoes do not develop that flavor that is so valued in vine-ripened tomatoes. Remember, they are a summer fruit! In the future when you get larger tomatoes that need a little more ripening, be sure to store them stem-side down. This will help them retain moisture. You will probably eat them up before they get soft, but if you missed one or have a partial tomato then you should put it in the fridge.