13 pints of Hot Pepper Relish canned – check Poblano peppers frozen – check Jalapeno peppers frozen – check Sweet peppers frozen – check The only thing left is the tobacco peppers that are still in the garden. Then it’s on to cleaning up the garden until next spring. Clean-up is going to be theContinue reading “Peppery Weekend”
Category Archives: Preserving
Life’s Challenges
Life is challenging right now. Not that it’s a bad thing, it’s just challenging. Every day we see improvements in the boys, but every day we have challenges, especially with FS1. As foster kids do, he came with baggage. Every day we preach kindness and respect. Every day we see him trying to demonstrate thoseContinue reading “Life’s Challenges”
A First for Me
Our asparagus crop has been fantastic this year. I have filled 4 gallon sized zip lock bags with asparagus over the last 5 days. I would guess each bag weighed at least 5 lbs and that’s a lot of asparagus for a family of 5. I should also mention that asparagus season isn’t over yet. Continue reading “A First for Me”
Sweet Satisfaction
100 = How many jars of my fresh garden produce I’ve canned so far this year. I’m still getting zucchini, tomatoes and peppers from the garden, so there is more harvesting and preserving in my future. I’m also canning black beans today, which happens to be a staple food in our house and will addContinue reading “Sweet Satisfaction”
We Be Jammin’
Making jam!! A first for me. But not just any jam, I made mango jam. Mangoes are Lili’s all-time favorite fruit. It looks like jam, but does it taste like jam. To find out I turned to the mango lover in our house. She gave it a taste and loved it. So much in fact, she triedContinue reading “We Be Jammin’”
