7/26/2019 – This recipe was inspired by the one at Bell Canning’s site here. We used fresh green tomatoes and jalapenos from our garden. We liked it a lot and should make more. Served it at the Family Thanksgiving lunch … Continue reading
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7/23/2019 – We’ve been wanting to make a green salsa with the green tomatoes and today we were inspired by the recipe here. What we did turned out very hot but had a good flavor. … Continue reading
7/19/2019 – Mary trimmed the stems from fresh small okra pods from our garden. She stuffed them tightly into a wide-mouth pint jar with garlic chunks. On 7/23/2019 we tried them. They were crunchy and had a good flavor that … Continue reading
7/18/2019 – This was part of a recipe for a portabello mushroom sandwich. We made it too try with various dishes and it was very good. One was on a slice of tomato as a side dish. A slice of … Continue reading
7/16/2019 – The ferment is essentially the same as our second that had been made in Houston on 10/15/2017 with a 6% brine and store-bought peppers and carrots. This time we used jalapenos grown in our garden and picked the … Continue reading
This was the third preparation of B&B pickles based on the prior two here and here. This has the reduced sugar used in the second prep and increased spices. It also has a lot more crisping agent based on the … Continue reading
8/11/2019 – This journal entry will be left up even though both ferments were a total failure. In both cases, the cucumbers were soft and almost mushy. The dill flavor was lost in the ferment taste. The second ferment was … Continue reading
7/15/2019 – This style is Mary’s favorite. I added more dill this time as the 3rd batch had more and she liked it a lot. But, this level of dill was too much. Next ferment will be like the 3rd. … Continue reading
7/13/2019 – This soup was made with tomato juice saved from our canned salsa made yesterday and the canned tomatoes made today. Mary studied recipes then devised the very simple one below as she went. She made an amazing soup. … Continue reading
7/13/2019 – This turned out great and will surely be a favorite. Made this the first time on Tom’s birthday. Inspired by the recipe here. … Continue reading