It’s tomato canning weekend at my house, at long last. It’s the first weekend we’ve had free in what seems like months, and the tomatoes are practically crawling into the kitchen on their own. It’s time to buckle down.
After all the jars of diced tomatoes and salsa are done, though, I’m hoping to have fun Monday making a big picnic for 5. Which means I’ll cook for 12. Leftovers, you know.
Penne with Tomato Pesto and Smoked Mozzarella will be on the menu. It calls for sun-dried tomatoes. I’m going to fake those with a simple recipe from SparkPeople for oven-roasted ones..
Yeah, It seems like a lot of work, and I might not actually get to it. But the fact is I can. That’s the cool part.