Fourth of July weekend with Uncle Ben's

I am so excited. At our usual annual Fourth of July weekend barbeque we will be having a special guest: Uncle Ben. I was chosen to showcase Uncle Ben's products so I will be serving some new dishes. The dishes will feature the following NEW products from Uncle Ben's:
Uncle Ben's Boil-In-Bag Whole Grain Brown Rice
Uncle Ben's Natural Whole Grain Brown Rice
and
Uncle Ben's Fast and Natural Whole Grain Brown Rice

At the party, everyone gets a goodie bag, too, with one or even all three of the above new brown rice varieties from Uncle Ben's along with other goodies and coupons courtesy of Mom Central and Uncle Ben's.

I wrote this review while participating in a Kitchen Kickoff campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Uncle Ben's. Mom Central sent me a gift card and other Uncle Ben's items to thank me for taking the time to participate.

To get more information about Mom Central, go to www.momcentral.com.

Happy Fourth of July Weekend to all!

Tomatoes 2010

Started my tomatoes indoors March 1, 2010.

Planted in larger 2 inch pots April 1, 2010.

Transferred to permanent 14 inch pots on patio May 1, 2010.

Varieties growing this year are Halloween colors, Black and Orange:

Brown Berry--my all time favorite

DeBarao Black--new this year

Black Krim--another fave

Black Prince--an okay flavor, great producer

Black and Red Boar--new this year, really looking forward to it

Russian Persimmon--great cropper, great flavor, look just like a Hachiya persimmon

Orange Russian--multi-colored oxheart with pink and yellow and orange streaks, sweetest tomato I have ever tasted

Golden Jubilee--nice compact plant and well-balanced tomato flavor

Barnyard--first year growing, orange roma type tomato with tangy flavor

Isis Candy Cross--first year growing, cherry tomato with rusty orange color

All are off to a good start. About 2 feet tall now.