We have tomatoes in our garden! I picked the first Early Girl tomato and some basil on July 9th to make this caprese salad. I try not to buy tomatoes from the grocery store throughout most of the year, which makes the first tomato of the summer SO much better! These are the tomatoes we've picked just this weekend (minus the four I used today for salsa and all the cherry tomatoes we've eaten straight from the garden). So, I'll have to start freezing some this week. I love seeing the shapes and colors of the different varieties. Caya has enjoyed picking them with me and putting them in her bucket, while Kili picks and tries to eat green cherry tomatoes. This is a great idea I received from my CSA farmers on how to keep basil fresh. Not only does it keep really well, but its a pretty center-piece, smells great, and reminds me daily to use it, plus Caya likes to pluck a leaf off every once in awhile to chew on. It is also zucchini season, I picked my firs