Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
food & drink, friends

limoncello

I promised Judy that I’d show her how to make limoncello the next time I made a batch, and this happened last night. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, but I realized recently that if I wanted to have it ready by Christmas, I had better get on the ball.

Limoncello is a pretty simple process, so we spent more time talking (and drinking limoncello from my last batch) than anything, but it was nice to have some help nonetheless. Jake even pitched in when it came time to zest the lemons so that process went super fast.

We’re planning to get together for steps two and three, so that will be a good excuse to hang out again a few more times this year.

gardening & landscaping

the fall

The garden’s winding down and the long range forecast is showing cooler temperatures ahead. Moments ago, I ordered garlic for the garden, which will be planted mid-October. I’m afraid the summer may be over. It was a rather hectic summer with a lot of events and the weather wasn’t the greatest, so it feels like summer didn’t even happen. I only had the a/c on once. I guess I shouldn’t complain about that due to the cost of running it, but I think that goes to show how crappy the weather was.

I don’t mind fall so much and I’ve come to terms with winter, but I just love summer, so I’m sad to see it go. With it getting dark earlier, I find myself with more time on my hands, which is a good thing. So, I’ve been trying to tackle some things that I’ve been putting off and I’ve been doing a good job with that.

But, with the way time has been flying lately, I guess summer will be here again soon enough.

weekend updates

labor day

We started off the weekend by going to the Ethnic Fest for supper–you can’t beat the pierogies at St. Mary’s church! On Saturday, we hit the Log House Festival briefly in the morning. Then, we “labored” the rest of the day by painting our living room and dining room. That was tiring, but at least it’s done. On Sunday, nothing much happened. We thought about going to the fair, but it was kind of rainy and the living and dining rooms needed to be put back together, so we opted to stay in all day. This afternoon, we went on a quick motorcycle ride then I made a batch of sauce from the tomatoes from my garden. We had that for dinner and there’s a bunch left over for the freezer. I guess it’s back to the grind tomorrow.

movies

out of the furnace

This movie took place in nearby Braddock, PA. It could have easily taken place in Johnstown from the looks of it. The main character was played by Christian Bale (and he was perfect in this role). The story was one of revenge, so it was right up my alley. Brian liked it, too.

My rating: 4/5

food & drink

experiment

Edit: Sauerkraut. I forgot to mention the sauerkraut.

I took the past four Friday afternoons off in order to do some food preservation. The summer weekends always seem so busy and there’s no time during the week for more intensive tasks.

This month, I canned two types of jam and pickled hot cherry peppers; made and froze a couple of loaves of zucchini bread; froze some corn and beans; and made refrigerator pickles.

There are still some things I need to can or freeze, but with September around the corner, I should have more time on my hands.

If I had to do it again I would just take off two full Fridays at the end of the month, which is probably what I’ll do next year.