9/20 & 23/2020 – Washed some of the ripest of the sand pears; i.e. those that are a bit springy when squeezed with a strong yellow undertone. Sliced them with the mandoline at its max setting; 1/4″. Used our new … Continue reading
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2/24/2020 – This began with Ina Garten’s ratio of 3:1 of mayo to ketchup. Then increased the sweet relish and added 6POGS. There were other changes such as leaving out the capers–at the level she used–that did not seem to … Continue reading
8/14/2020 – Picked our first mess of peppers–from Mary’s Garden–that is enough to fill a quart jar. Looked around for an interesting recipe and found this one. This preparation was inspired by her recipe. Ingredients pepperoncini peppers – enough to … Continue reading
7/12/2020 – Made this for the first time inspired by the recipe at ChiliPepperMadness.com. Enjoyed it in wraps and sandwiches. Spread it all over one side of a 10″ spinach wrap/tortilla, filled it with chicken, red onions, cilantro, and other … Continue reading
7/3/2020 – Mary made this the weekend Kelley and Family and Tim and Family were visiting. We had a lot of small Roma tomatoes and some others from the garden that would have been too much trouble to can. She … Continue reading
INGREDIENTS 6/30/2020 – Mary made this with fresh tomatillos from our garden. It was really good. 8 ounces (3 to 4 medium) tomatillos, husked and rinsedFresh hot large jalapeno with seeds2 large garlic cloves6 sprigs of fresh cilantro1 small onion, … Continue reading
Last year’s canned tomatoes were amazingly good so this effort follows that one. Wash and trim raw tomatoes.Remove the skin in a boiling water bath.Trim any damaged parts.Strain in a colander over a large potFill jars including citric acid Process … Continue reading
Ingredients 1 or 2 overgrown yellow summer squash, ends removed and halved long ways2 small spoonfuls of butter per squash half1 or 2 slices of onion per squash halfExtra-virgin olive oilNon-stick cooking sprayKosher SaltCourse ground black pepperCreole SeasoningGrated Parmesan cheese … Continue reading
6/9/2020 – This recipe followed the one we made in July 2019 that was very good. That one was inspired by the one at Bell Canning’s site here. These quantities made 3 pints. … Continue reading
June 2020 – We have a bumper crop of zucchini this year and Mary made great loaves of bread with it. The recipe below was inspired by Ina Garten so we were not surprised that it is great. INGREDIENTS 3 cups all-purpose … Continue reading