Despite it being a busy weekend, I still managed to do some gardening-related stuff. Today was the only evening I got to spend outside, though. Unfortunately, it was spent weeding (I did a lot of weeding this year). While I hate weeding, I have to say, the yard looks pretty …
Since I last wrote, I made another batch of marinara. This one was more of a veggie marinara as it included peppers and mushrooms. The tomatoes are coming to an end, though. I took out a couple plants this week as they were no longer producing (and mostly dead). I’ll …
I managed to “put up” a bunch of stuff over the weekend. First up was some marinara. I did 10 pounds of tomatoes worth. This resulted in approximately three quarts for the freezer. I’m hoping to do at least one more batch, though two more would be ideal. While the …
I picked up this week’s CSA bounty only to discover that I had 12 ears of corn in the fridge. Knowing that there’s no way we’ll eat 12 ears of corn by next Thursday (when we’ll probably get another 6 ears), I decided to blanch and freeze the corn. This …
I’m trying to put more things in the freezer this year than in past years. Today, I made up a batch of cooked salsa. Actually, I did a double batch but still only got 3 jam jars’ worth. It’s not like we eat that much salsa, but I was expecting …