Marina Di Chioggia Pumpkin seeds were planted on June 17. Even if you have no interest in gardening, check out the pictures in the first link. They look so interesting. They truly do take over the area. They've grown up into the asparagus. They're growing on the nearby tomato cow panel. They're in the black eyed peas. I'm so hoping at least a few of them will grow to maturity. The one ...
Denise Made Me Do It!
You may think I've always blamed others for my failures, missteps and total lack of self discipline. Nope - my parents never accepted that it was someone else's fault when I did something I shouldn't have done. They would always say "If she jumped off the bridge, would you do it too?" I wish they hadn't used "bridge" in that example. Maybe I can blame my parents for my bridge fear. :) I know I ...
Canning: Tomatoes & Blueberry Pie Filling
Today was supposed to be a no canning day - mostly stay out of the kitchen kind of day - didn't happen. I went outside with the dogs early this morning and noticed the Black Strawberry tomatoes were stacking up. They aren't our favorite tomato - not bad but there are others we like better. My favorite cherry/small tomato is the Sweet 100. Those Black Strawberry tomatoes are producing like crazy, ...
Impulsive . . Just a Bit!
Yesterday I was watching this video from Rose Red Homestead. That soup sounds so good to me. The Red Rose Homestead lady goes through the recipe but it's also in this book, which I happened to have. I had almost everything needed to make it. Vince was in town and he told me his last stop was Walmart so I called him and asked him to get chicken and poblano peppers. I had frozen chicken but was ...
Recent Canning Projects
Recent as in yesterday! :) Ten 1-1/2 quarts and one pint of Sloppy Joe mix. For these, I open the jars, heat it up, put on buns, add mustard, pickles and cheese. Yummy quick dinner .. not necessarily the most nutritious but better than fast food. We usually use the 1-1/2 pint jars. That will give Vince two sandwiches and one for me and leave some amount left over for him to have a snack ...
Discussion with Vince!
This morning we were picking up bread in a small town east of here. It's kinda like a triangle - our town, the bread lady's town and Joplin. I needed to go to Walmart. Vince needed to go to Aldi and I told Vince . . I have a "reward" from Jimmy's Egg for a free entree. Free? That always gets his attention. . . so we went to Jimmy's Egg. I'm not sure we've ever been on a Saturday because we ...