Ah, freshness!

I made my first ever Fried Green Tomatoes today. They were excellent! Somehow I just never had thought that I'd end up the person who could cook, and wasnt afraid to. And cook good! It amazes me sometimes how as we go along we learn more and more and become so much more adept at living and doing those things we need to and those things we like to, and how sometimes they become the same.

We planted tomatos late in the season, and about a month ago, they started coming ripe, so today was our own tomatos, from our garden. The best part of cooking for yourself, from scratch as much as possible is the amount of money you save. Today's cost: $3.69. Peanut Oil was all I needed to buy. Somehow it never seemed that easy or cheap when I was living with my parents and every meal came wrapped, boxed or frozen. And it is so much tastier than the prepacked, precooked, preflavored food you get in the store.

Of course, dont get me wrong, I still eat that too. Sometimes you have to just be lazy, we're only human after all.

TVD's Fried Green Tomatos
2-3 green tomatoes
salt, paprika, pepper and cyanne
flour
Peanut Oil
breading of your choice (I used wheat bran flakes)
Egg Wash (or rice milk, oil and water)

Slice the tomatoes, apply spices liberally. Let sit for 5 minutes while prepping egg mixture. dredge tomatos in the flour, dunk them in the egg mixture, then breading. Fry till done.

Enjoy.