Zucchini & Tomatoes from My Garden

2 videos and a recipe

It’s that time of year again and not only am I drowning under too many zucchini, the tomato plants are on hyper drive too. Don’t get me wrong, I am definitely not complaining. I’m happy to be here in Umbria and have the time to eat, cook and definitely freeze what we can’t get through. I know I’ll be thrilled to have it all when there are no more fresh tomatoes to be picked every morning.

One thing I’ve learned over the years is that when it comes to freezing, soup is my friend. Not only do I love soup (who doesn’t?) it doesn’t matter if things get mushy since that’s basically the point of soup. This year I made tons of zucchini soup (perfect for using up those scary big zucchini) and for the first time decided to make tomato soup. Like everyone else, I grew up with the canned version, but this one is so incredibly good.

Here are two videos - one zucchini and one about another way I freeze tomatoes by roasting them. I’ve also included the recipe for tomato soup. And finally I’m sharing some of my summer favourites to make the most of farm fresh zucchini and tomatoes now, even if you don’t have your own garden.