What do you do with frozen tomatoes?

Make tomato soup
Man, it's been cold here in Denver.  I returned from Seattle late Sunday, woke up to a 54 deg morning and by 10 am it had dropped to below freezing and it has been there for a week now.  I still had some tomatoes on the vine ripening but couldn't see them until Thursday because it was dark when I was home.  So out I went to the garden to see what was in the deep freeze:  Enough tomatoes and peppers to cry about.

tomatoes on ice

So what's a gardener and cook supposed to do ?   Make tomatoes soup:

Cream of tomato soup

one onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

frozen or really fresh or canned tomatoes- about 4 lbs

chicken stock, 2 cups

1 TBs pesto- or basil

salt, pepper

1 cup fresh goat's milk

Saute the tomato, then add the garlic, fresh basil or a frozen cube of pesto

Add the tomatoes 

Add the chicken stock

Cook on low heat for about 20 minutes

Puree in batches in a blender

Return to the stove and 

Add milk

Stir until the right temperature

cream of tomato soup with a dollop of goat yogurt and parsley

Add a grilled cheese sandwich on the side.  This lunch will warm you up when it is cold outside

Jack 

Next dish:  Green chili

Yes the peppers and tomatoes will be used for this dish.  Then the garden is officially closed for the 2014 season:

Poblano chilis

ancho chili peppers

IMG_1027, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

both green and those red ones that have been on the bush longer