Goal: Freeze Summer Vegetables

Posted on | October 2, 2009 | 6 Comments

freezing summer vegetables

I have a few goals for the fall. #1 freeze summer vegetables and #2 learn to knit a hat and gloves. My tomato crop didn’t yield as much fruit as I had anticipated. Majority of the tomatoes have ended up in blts and in caprese salad. I wanted to make a pot of tomato soup but realized I needed a food mill—one of the few kitchen tools I don’t own. I still have a bunch of green zebras and black krims out on the vines. Frost hasn’t hit here so maybe I will give them a few more days to ripen.

Last night I came across Margaret Roach’s blog—a blog that has been recommended to me a number of times but I never remembered to actual visit till I followed some links. I spent hours last night reading her archives. For any new or experienced gardener Margaret’s blog is a must read. Tons of useful information and gorgeous photos. Above is a shot of her freezer filled with tomato sauces. She has a great list of recipes for freezing pesto, winter squash, and apple sauce too. Check out her blog now: awaytogarden.com.

Category: garden

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6 Responses to “Goal: Freeze Summer Vegetables”

S@sha
October 2nd, 2009 @ 11:34 am

Do you have a hand blender? I’m sure you could grind up your tomatoes that way and then strain the through a colander to remove seeds.

We just had our first freeze last night in Albuquerque, and I haven’t gone out to the garden yet to see what the damage was.
Margaret Roach
October 2nd, 2009 @ 12:56 pm

Thank you for the kind words (so funny to see my overflowing freezer photo memorialized!).

If you want to see the rest of the kitchen, it was just the subject of a “tour” on thekitchn blog this week:

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/kitchen-tours/kitchen-tour-margaret-roachs-vibrant-garden-kitchen-096284

Eating some defrosted tomato sauce as I type…
Katy Elliott
October 2nd, 2009 @ 2:33 pm

Wow Margaret thanks for the comment. I love your blog and so glad I finally disovered it.

You totally inspire me. I made Ratatouille and Sausage Potpie With Cornmeal Biscuits with some of my garden tomatoes for lunch.

http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2009/10/recipe-ratatouille-and-sausage-potpie-with-cornmeal-biscuits.html
lillie
October 2nd, 2009 @ 10:28 pm

What inspiration! I want that freezer! I need a garden! Or I need to get myself to the farmer’s market and stock up on some late summer goodies… Thanks for sharing Margaret’s blog–it looks great!
Laura.
October 3rd, 2009 @ 4:45 pm

this is a totally inspiring post and photo! i want a garden! also, i make tomato soup all the time (well, all the seasonal time, and sometimes when tomatoes are out of season, to be honest) and i never strain it or try to get the seeds out. that might be unappealing to others, but i never even notice the seeds. i just roast the tomatoes with some garlic and onions, add some broth and seasonings, and throw them in the blender (or use my fancy new immersion blender). just a thought?
Aybige Mert
January 23rd, 2010 @ 2:31 pm

Helllo!
I freeze some of our tomatos and some I dry in the owen.
For the frozen ones I make tomato purée and then I freeze them in ice-cube recipient. It’s so easy to use them in this small cube form.

(And thank you for the beautifull web site)