It has been a very busy past few weeks. First I started by summer pruning some of the apple trees. Just a couple. Then we realized the pears needed to be picked. We picked all the Bartlett trees. One hundred forty-six pounds of pears. Since it was getting close to the end of August and […]
Aunt Margie’s Salsa
This salsa is amazing. The recipe comes from my dear friend Kirsten. Actually it originated with her beloved Aunt Margie. Here is a quote from Kirsten, “This recipe has been in my family for years! My aunt made this salsa well into her 80’s. She was quite the canner as the mother of 6 and […]
Apples and Cider and Bees, Oh My
I’m still tired. Saturday we rented the cider press and got to work making cider. Last year went quickly and was easy peezy so why wouldn’t this year be just the same. More apples, that’s why. Please don’t misunderstand me. We worked hard and had fun in the process. But I did sleep a solid […]
Zesty Zucchini Relish
Remember the zucchini fries recipe? Well here is another great recipe for all that extra zucchini. This is a boiling water bath canning recipe. Very simple to do just involves a lot of chopping. It has zucchini, onion, green and red bell peppers. It is called “zesty” because you are supposed to use a chili […]
Easiest Home Canned Tomato Sauce
My easiest home canned tomato sauce method makes it one of the easiest things to can. A large part is hands off which is a nice way to can. I love canning with tomatoes. Usually I grow an abundant amount of tomatoes. So many that I give a lot away. Not so this year. My […]
Preserving Strawberries
What did I do with all 65 pounds of strawberries? I have a variety of ways that I preserve their deliciousness. We picked on Friday and spent that day plus all day Saturday preserving them. It always begins with washing the strawberries. I just dump half a flat in to one side of my sink […]
It’s Apple Harvest Time
Woohoo? When you have sixteen apple trees you really do question whether it is a good thing. The first thing I did was take one of each type of apple that we have and cut it up to sample. We don’t know the name for each type of apple. I know that we have Granny […]
Canning Tomatoes
I’ve been waiting for what seems like an eternity for the tomatoes to ripen. My hope is always to get most of the canning done before the new school year begins. Tomatoes in Oregon are notorious for taking their own sweet time. Well finally, it was time to pick tomatoes. In my first haul of […]