Seedlings!

Now that spring is on the way, it's time for veggie garden 2012! I planted a few seedlings that need to start indoors. I got a seed starter tray and a few packets of seeds - hot peppers (a variety so we'll see what we get!), eggplant (another variety), Sweet 100 tomatoes, and Big Boy tomatoes. They're happily living on my windowsill in the city right now. I'll probably have to put some of them into pots or bigger containers before May, but once it's warm enough outside, they can go in the ground. I'll harden them off on my fire escape first. Hope they all stay happy and healthy!

Roasted Cherry Tomato Salsa

This is a beautiful salsa and has a mellow sweetness from the roasted tomatoes and a mellow heat from roasting the jalapenos. The garlic and lime provide a fresh bite. This is a perfect salsa to make for winter because cherry tomatoes are easy to find and are usually still pretty good in the winter. Even if they're not the best, once they're roasted it doesn't really matter. These little roasted tomatoes are fab. Also, we learned that when you skin them it's a treat to just pop the skins into your mouth as you go - yum.

Ingredients:
1 pint red cherry tomatoes
1 pint yellow cherry tomatoes
2 fresh jalapenos or serranos, stemmed
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice, or more to taste