I n the summer months, I pick vegetables from the garden and visit the Dayton farmers market for foods I don't grow. Later, I'll wash, dry and freeze some of summer's bounty for winter use and I don't go to great lengths to do so.

For instance, I simply remove the stems from tomatoes and like big red marbles, lay the tomatoes flat in freezer-bags and stack in the freezer. By the holidays, I'll usually have enough frozen tomato to make a rich red sauce for a big pan of lasagna on Christmas Day.

Some of you freezing garden vegetables may have noticed that some vegetables don't freeze as well...