garden color~

sun dried tomatoes~

 put the sun to work for you...

cut your tomatoes into thirds and lay flat

choose your seasonings, i used s&p, lavender, basil, rosemary, italian seasoning, herbs de provence, the choice is yours.

my husband built me these stacking trays from old pallets,  

i took window screen material and fitted them inside the trays and then covered the tops, secured with push pins, to keep out the insects and birds.

i bring the trays in at night because of wildlife. in our constant heat i knew these would be ready in no more then 2 days. i kept taste testing them, i thought they were perfect in just a half of a day, but decided to give them 2 full days. 

after drying to the plumpness of raisin, i firmly pressed them tightly in an air tight jar and covered with olive oil.

lavender sundried tomatoes

Hasselback caprese chicken

Hassleback Caprese chicken

Chicken breats

Tomatoes

Sliced mozzarella

Fresh basil

Olive oil

S&p

Italian seasoning

Cut 6 cuts, stuff and bake at 400 degrees for 30'

Balsamic reduction for drizzling

My favorite pasta...

lemon tomato pasta

marinate in a sunny window

lemon zest

lemon juice

olive oil

s&p

halved sweet cherry tomatoes

basil

red onion

add~

cooked orzo pasta

fresh parmesan

toss and enjoy hot or cold