*8/31/2020 Matt asked me, "When are we going to eat the bruschetta?" When it comes to using fresh tomatoes in recipes, I take an extra step. I do not prefer the middle of the tomato, the seeds in particular. I'll gut the fruit prior to dicing it. That takes extra clean up which takes extra time. To gain back some of that preparation time, instead of mincing fresh garlic, I use frozen crushed garlic. If not fresh, frozen is next best in my opinion. Grandpa had an advanced level vegetable garden - eggplant, cabbage, broccoli, cucumber, tomato, cauliflower, etc. etc. It was neat to watch Grandpa garden. (9/4/20 I especially enjoyed watching him till his garden with the tiller - it was loud, violent in turning the earth, and smelled like gasoline. 9/4/2020) There are some things I have grown an appreciation for as an adult - like Mom always refilling the liquid soap in the bathroom - but there was one thing I remember having an app...