I've been busy. I blogged about my new stainless-steel cookware the other day, and several of you asked me to let you know what I think of it. Well, I love it! I'm really glad I took the time to research how to properly use and care for stainless steel, because I've had zero problems! It cooks like a dream, and I've had zero issues with food sticking. The first thing I made was braised short ribs, and they turned out great but it's way too hot for such heavy food. Speaking of hot in the kitchen, and the new pans..
I've taken this from my garden:
And this:
And turned it all into this:
You have every reason to be proud of them, Jennifer! You turned the jewels from your garden into something very nice, that will keep well in your treasure vault (uness you'll eat it all up soon because it tastes to good).
ReplyDeleteI totally agree about it being nice to have time off work even if you really like your job; I do, too, but being masters of our own time (as opposed to having a fixed schedule) for a change is great, too.
We're going to try to save these jars of goodies at least until the fall, when fresh stuff is no longer available and the garden is done! I'm hoping to do a little more canning before the end of summer.
DeleteWhat a wonderful harvest from your garden and all cooked and stored - well done. Time off is to be treasured.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteYou SHOULD BE proud. Masterpieces! And the photos of the fixins’ are glorious.
ReplyDeleteI love the sliced peppers in that one photo! I have a LOT more peppers to come. I'm leaving the canning equipment out!
DeleteThose veggies look awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave!
DeleteYour harvest looked wonderful and your canning looks terrific! I live in the city now, but grew up on a farm where we grew, canned our vegetables. I still miss it every summer. Nice job, Jennifer :^)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I enjoy canning, but I do it so rarely that it turns into a big production when I'm only making a few jars. :)
DeleteYou are rocking it, baby!
ReplyDeleteNot on a Moon level, but maybe one day I'll get there! :)
DeleteSuch great veggies and great food stuffs made from them. looks dee-lish!
ReplyDeleteThe salsa is tasty, and SPICY!
DeleteWow! I'm impressed, Jennifer! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI'm not used to canning, so it took me longer and was harder work than it probably needed to be! I hope to become more proficient at it one day.
DeleteI've never done it so you are way ahead of me!
DeleteYour jars are jewels in the sunshine! Gorgeous!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love how they look with light shining through them. :) Thank you!
DeleteWonderful memories of your summer garden you can enjoy all year! Well done!
ReplyDeleteXoxo
Barbara
Thank you! Cracking open a jar of tomato salsa in the winter will bring back a hint of summer sun and good times. :)
DeleteYou SHOULD be proud of your salsa and pickled peppers! So wonderful to preserve the produce of your garden.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra! My goal is not to waste anything if I can help it.
DeleteDebra said it. You have every right to be ridiculously proud of your produce!
ReplyDeleteI've put a lot of work into it (so has Gregg).
DeleteYou should be proud! Gardening is a labor of love! I bet that salsa is delicious.
ReplyDeleteThough you came late to food gardening Jennifer, you have really got stuck in and done very well. Your tomato harvest is impressive.
ReplyDeleteYou're obviously a talented gardener (and cook)!
ReplyDeleteYou should be Proud, that's a bounty of a lovely Harvest and the Canning of it is impressive too, Bravo!!! It's so nice to read about Positive and Uplifting things on Blogs to offset all the Fuckery that is so damned hard to unpack, digest and move thru, it's all so terrible... yet, Life goes on and we make our Magic Moments in every way we can to keep a sense of Normalcy to our Days.
ReplyDeleteJennifer! Miss Merry had a blog post about her tomatoes. You know what she does? She cores them and freezes them whole. When they are removed from the freezer to be used, the skins fall off, just like they do when they are blanched. She uses the tomatoes to make small batches of sauce from scratch. I doubt that I will do all my tomatoes that way, but that would be a special treat, and would come in handy if you have a recipe which uses diced tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteOh! I am mad-jealous especially of the tomatoes.
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