Tomato Season

You might remember a few months ago, in this post, I was writing about the seasons. In our part of California, we don't really have seasons. The weather is always delightfully mild except for periods of rain in the "winter" and heat waves in May and September. Since it doesn't snow or get too cold, you really can only measure the seasons by the amount of daylight and the produce available at the farmer's market.

These past two weeks at the farmer's market have given us many beautiful tomatoes. Yummy tomatoes to make soup with, and soup we did, two weekends in a row! We have this really simple tomato soup recipe from our favorite cookbook, "The New Enchanted Broccoli Forest" (thanks again Christine and Paul!) that has never failed to be absolutely amazing. Of course the beauty of the soup is more about the quality of the tomatoes than the recipe. Honestly, what is better than in-season, fresh from the vine, organic and locally grown, hand picked tomatoes that you buy straight from the farmer?
You can't forget the required Tomato Soup Carrying Device: Grilled Cheese Sandwich! yum yum!