The tomato countdown continues…two more days to go.

One of our summer favorites is a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, or the BLT.  Five ingredients (including the mayo and bread). We don’t try to dress it up too much, just stick to the basics. A nice light (gluten-free) bread, a dollop of mayonnaise, the best tomato you can find, and some crisp lettuce. (Try Udi’s Gluten Free bread.) We’ve tried other lettuces, like arugula and other mixed greens, which are nice, but Romaine keeps the sandwich nice and crunchy.

If you haven’t had your BLT yet this summer, make sure to enjoy one before the good tomatoes are gone as it’s just not the same with a bad tomato.

Mackenzie gets up the courage to pick up a baby chick!

My daughter and I went to the Barrington Natural Heritage Agricultural Fair today at Warren Farm.  We were taxied in by two mules on a hay ride, had a wonderful lunch and tasted some roasted pig, held some baby chickens (her very first time!) and saw some pigs, cows and alpacas. It was a beautiful day to be out on a farm. We also picked up some heirloom tomatoes from Stout Oak Farm which I’ll feature tomorrow…