A student sent me an e-mail today with a headline from the New York Times.  It seems to shed some light on the problem we've been having with tomatoes this year. 

It's during hot summer days like these that the will to cook evaporates.  You're staring at a pile of freshly picked tomatoes wishing that they would get up and cook dinner for you.  This is the time when fast and easy recipes are indispensable.  Have I got one for you.  Broiled Tomatoes.

This gem has been a favorite of mine for about 5 years. It comes from a 2003 issue of Real Simple Magazine and lives amongst the tomato recipes in my binder.  All you need to do is cut beefsteak tomatoes in half width-wise (across the equator), stuff ...

It's official. Gardenerd's Christy Wilhelmi is a columnist!  You'll find a quarterly column on gardening, called Take It Outside, featured in the newly revamped The Ray Magazine. 

A little about The Ray: Statistics show that most women feel worse about themselves after reading "womens magazines".  The Ray Magazine has set out to change that!   You can subscribe to this unique magazine that nurtures a healthy self-image for women by visiting the website or finding a copy in Los Angeles outside of Whole Foods.