Oddly (Ab)Normal

I know that they are tromboncino squash.  I know this, but still my eyes have to blink a few times rather quickly to avoid a freakout. 

Because they are definitely weird-looking. Like the fossilized internal organs from a long-extinct ruminant. Or some giant invertebrates who only appear out of the ground on every third Harvest Moon during prime numbered years. Or even as a friend commented, "I have to say, that photo is strangely anatomical, I'm almost blushing."

Good soup, though, and lots of it.

Better Late Than Never, Right?

 Mid-October, and the San Marzano tomatoes are coming into their own. But since they're all ripening up at once, they're having different futures: some are for roasting now and the rest are for sauce for this winter. And for me - it's back to the kitchen!