My Mother Would Be Proud of Me

My Dear Departed Mother would be proud of me. I have been cooking furiously over the last few days and my freezer is looking pretty full. She, of course, didn't have a freezer but as a woman of her time, she pickled, made tomato sauce, salted and put down green beans and preserved everything she could.
My Father's Vegetable Garden was magnificent. Notice I said vegetables, he didn't have any time for flowers. Mum managed to grown a few carnations and in the spring they did have the best display of freesias and grape hyacinths. The aroma was fabulous.
But I digress. after all 'this is all about me'.
Of course other people have to grow my produce and I make my annual pilgrimage out
West, to Steve Jelas' Riverhead Orchard, to buy"the best" tomatoes.

 So  with these, I made Grandma's Tomato Sauce

Roasted Tomato Soup

Elizabeth David Cream of Tomato and Potato Soup

An excellent Apple Pie to take to Taupo (didn't use tomatoes for this of course)

 A Lasagne to Take to Taupo

Plus 3 for the freezer.
Apple Crumble for the Freezer
Tomato Pasta Sauces

Finished product

I am very pleased with myself.
I am My Mothers Daughter!
We are now off to Taupo for a Reunion. Old workmates
Fun Fun Fun.

PS.  I will be posting relevant recipes when we return.