A summer shortcut

I discovered this earlier this year, but I'm glad to know about it now that we've had a streak of 90-plus-degree days. MEZA makes a spectacular Tuscan bruschetta topping that's just tomatoes, olive oil, basil and garlic. It's fresh, light, and tastes as good as anything you can make out of the garden, without the fuss. I eat it on toasted crusty bread as bruschetta, or spoon it over cooked pasta (can serve the sauce cold or hot) for a quick dinner. It's at Sam's Club for usually less than $6. (And the Sam's version looks different from that link above). Costco also carries MEZA, but the bruschetta is the Sicilian variety, which is loaded with olives (not my favorite). I haven't even bothered to make bruschetta with tomatoes from my garden yet this year, since it's so good out of the jar. But I am hoping for enough ripe tomatoes to cook up a batch of tomato soup (strained, with a little sugar, and a dash of salt and pepper). I freeze those and eat them on cold winter days with cooked macaroni. Serious comfort food. (My grandmother used to make it).