Yesterday when I shared a photo of what I had canned, someone asked me about where to find jar lids and it reminded me about a blog post I had done a couple of years ago so I went back and looked it up. It was posted November 19, 2019 and entitled "The Canning Weak Link". I think this was before I'd heard about the coronavirus and certainly before we had encountered shortages. I will always ...
The Caramel
Here's the photo of the sweetened condensed milk I poured in jars, placed in water and used the sous vide to make caramel. Well, heck. I didn't show pictures of the milk in the jars but it was just plain sweetened condensed milk with nothing added. Here's what it looks like after 12 waters in the water with the sous vide at 185 degrees. I don't make it often because otherwise . . ...
Another Day in the Kitchen
I think I mentioned yesterday about the green beans we picked. This morning I finished cleaning and snapping them and got them canned. I saved out enough for a couple of meals. Since they were just picked yesterday, they'll last a few days in the fridge. I also saved out all the little ones for frying. Our night temps are into the low 40's. 42 tonight I think. The tomato plants will not die ...
Thanksgiving Plates
We were in Walmart last week and there were two things that made me happy. When being in Walmart makes me happy . . we may have a problem! First, they had canning jars which have been scarce all season in our Walmart. Here we are at the end of traditional canning season, and they have canning jars. Second, I saw these throw away plates, saucers and napkins for Thanksgiving. I had to ...
The Victoria Clayton Silks
This is another "not a commercial". I am not affiliated with Victoria Clayton floss in anyway. You spend $1,000 . . I get nothing. But, I love supporting an "idie dyer". In this post, I talked more about her silk floss and a cost comparison. Yesterday I decided to start a project using her silks. I knew I couldn't get far on it and I need to finish Love Your Family but . . what could a few ...
All Day in the Kitchen
I am so happy to have my kitchen back together. Electric outlets screwed back in, plates on them, power is on. Vince's tools have all been removed. I still can't make a greasy mess but I could plug in the Google Home thing and have music and work in the kitchen. The first thing I did was fill small jars with sweetened condensed milk to make into caramel using the sous vide. Next, I got ...