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Nephew approves of Aunties Pasta

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One Giant Roma, 6 stalks of Dino kale, a small white onion (all from the garden); mixed with a splash of cream make a delicious easy sauce for pasta. 3 year old and adults approve and I must agree that this recipe is a keeper. Now with only remnants of all the goodness left in the pan I am realizing that I should have made more. So much for my simple brunch plan... I was sure the guys wouldn't like it so I made a small pan. Next time I'll know to go all out.
Happy Harvesting!

Tina

The biggest Romas EVER

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I have been watching this tomato and his partners grow and grow and grow some more. Finally they are ripe enough to pull from the vine. I feel like two or three of these bad mamajammas would make a mean bag of sauce. The taste is way supreme to other paste varieties I've grown in the past. Just chop and toss in a pan with what ever and it's instant sauce for what ever. I've added these to chicken, zuchinni, green beans, on their own even and have been more than happy with the results. I'll dig through my spring plan and get the name of this variety for you. All I remember at this point in the growing season is that they came from the Friends School Plant Sale lol. UPDATE: I found my catalog from the Friends School Plant Sale and these tomatoes are the Opalka which is described as follows.  Opalka Outstanding for canning and salsa, this 5" sweet paste tomato is meaty with few seeds. It looks more like a long pepper than a tomato! Indeterminate, 75-85 days ...