Tomato Madness

[cranefly]

Miraculously, the squirrels and rats haven't found the tomato patch yet.  You know what that means: bruschetta, and lots of it.



Of course, you need some garlic for that.  So ... LCF was kind enough to harvest them.  Then I did a piss-poor job of braiding them.




Then lo and behold, my sister in Indiana sent us a care package of cheeses:


Unfortunately, they took their time getting here, went some interesting places.
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They were packed in ice, and the packaging explains that it is normal for the cheese to arrive at room temperature with the ice bags all melted.  That was true for us.  The cheese is still good and the packages will keep unopened in the fridge for up to a year.

The problem is, this was a very tardy package.  My sister talked to the company and gave them the arrival date.  They said to throw the cheese out and they'll resend the cheese.

Do you know how hard it is for us to throw this stuff out??  We're both chomping at the bit, and the bruschetta is waiting.  And dammit, it looks fine!  Fine, I tell you!