It’s the beginning of tomato season. Various sizes and shapes of the red plump fruit are piled high on stands; pieces of cardboard with their price per pound crookedly stuck between or at the side of them. One sets out to buy only a couple of pounds, because, you know, there are still a few left back from last week’s purchase. However, when the vendor weighs the bag of carefully curated tomatoes and tells you the price for the 5-pound heavy bag, you readily hand over the money in exchange as if that is exactly the quantity you wanted to buy.
There are 2 ingredients which when in season I cannot control myself when buying – hot peppers and tomatoes. Not only are they appealing to the eyes and senses but there is so much you can do with them. I also get excited about the tomatoes and peppers because of the variety they come in.
