Today's Brilliant Idea:  Freeze Cherry Tomatoes!

 

So, my cherry tomato plants have been VERY HEALTHY this summer, on the branches of the plants they look like bunches of grapes - yikes! I eat some with dip, throw some in a salad and make a Putanesca sauce with some of them, but THEN what? Well, after some research online, I discovered a crazy simple solution: wash them, remove the stems, put a few handfuls into into a freezer bag and toss in the freezer. Done. No blanching to remove skins, no cooking/stewing, nothing. The frozen tomatoes will, upon thawing, be a little gooey, so they will need to be made into sauce or juice. I love EASY solutions!

 

I was SO excited, I illustrated the bags with "happy cherry tomatoes"!