Homegrown,

08 / 2+6 / 08

Eights ?

Well, the # 8
in numerology is for
PROSPERITY!

This year I
planted 3
“Roma Tomato”
plants and 2
“Cherry Tomatoes.”

The harvest has
been splendid
over +260
Roma Tomatoes
so far and
more coming
from where
these came from!

I call this
bumber crop,
Abundance!

 

www.gregmorneauart.com • painting by Greg Morneau • “The Waiting Place”
www.donnarizzo.com • ceramic sugar bowl by Donna Rizzo • “Willow Dancer”

Above containers with Tomato Sauce and below a bowl of refreshing “Gazpacho Soup”

In China, “red“ is a lucky color, so it’s often used to bring luck into a household.

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 Keep reading here for a “Gazpacho Soup” recipe!

Often described as a liquid salad. Gazpacho was
traditionally eaten by workers in the fields, whether they were
vineyards, olive plantations, citrus groves, wheat fields or cork farms. This cold soup replenished them
with the necessary salt and vitamins lost through physical exertion.
Originally
gazpacho was nothing but bread, water, and olive oil, all pounded in a
large wooden bowl called a dornillo. The tomatoes and peppers appeared after Christopher Columbus.

GAZPACHO SOUP

•    4 thick slices coarse bread crusts removed, soak in water (5 min)
•    3 pounds Roma tomatoes skins removed
•    3 medium garlic cloves
•    2 firm medium-sized cucumbers, peeled
•    1 medium green bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
•    1 medium red bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
•    2 stalks celery, chopped
•    1/4 cup olive oil
•    4 Tbsp of balsamic vinegar
•    2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
•    2 tsp sugar
•    1-2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
•    Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Squeeze water out of the bread and combine with tomatoes, garlic
cloves, cucumbers, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar, salt &
pepper in a food processor and blend slightly to desired consistency.
You will have to do this in batches. Place in a large mixing bowl and
mix in the rest of the ingredients well.
Store in non-metal, non-reactive storage container, cover tightly and refrigerate overnight, allowing flavors to blend.
Serves 8.