Today we were in the midst of preparing Thanksgiving dinner and needing a little mid-afternoon pick-me-up. I pulled out a roll of Trader Joe's fresh mozzarella and a bowl of my ripe home-grown tomatoes (all picked last weekend before our first frost). My daughter set up a plate of alternating thick wedges of tomatoes and robust slices of the soft cheese, all drizzled over with a good Balsamic vinegar and virgin olive oil. What an amazing combination. I wish I hadn't put all of the basil in the freezer, a leaf of that between tomato and cheese and we'd have all died and gone to heaven.