Food I'm Eating: First garden tomatoes of the season

We're getting our first home-grown tomatoes of the season this week. So far, Better Boy and Black Krim with Green Zebra and unknown varieties we've kept going from seed over the years on deck. 

Miscellaneous: First Heirloom Tomatoes of the Season

First heirloom tomatoes of the season today. Fair, but still much better than the plastic, tasteless tomatoes we typically get over the winter. Not cheap at $4.99 a pound, but that's better than usual for early-season heirloom tomatoes, which often start at $6.99 a pound. Do we have the weak economy to thank? Sliced them with finely chopped garlic, a little sea salt, olive oil and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. I can taste summer....