The Easiest Way to Preserve Tomatoes: Freeze Them Whole!

Love making tomato sauce from homegrown tomatoes, but can't find time at the end of the growing season to make a batch? Don't let your tomatoes go to waste! Just wash them and freeze them in bags — cutting large ones into quarters — until you're ready to use them. The night before making sauce, transfer the bags to the fridge. The next morning, just put the tomatoes on a baking sheet and let them thaw to room temperature — after about an hour, the skins will slip right off!