preserving

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How to Pressure Can Your Own Pinto Beans

Growing up, I never even thought about canning my own pinto beans.  Every bean I ate, unless I was at a restaurant or a friends house, came from a can. They were good and they were fast and easy.  Open a can, add some salt, pepper and garlic powder and you're set! All you had to do was open a…
February 22, 2012
Canning Fool!

Canning Fool!

It's official.  I've become addicted to canning.  Everything I see now...fruit, vegetable, whatever... I wonder if I can stick it in a hot water bath and save it for later.  It's a problem.   There truly are not enough hours in the day.Pickled beetsBread & butter pickles along side a yellow taxi & roma tomato combo
September 20, 2011
Hatch Green Chile

Hatch Green Chile

What do you do in New Mexico in September? Well, unless you're insane, you buy Hatch chile in bulk (by the sack full) and have the nice people you buy it from roast it (while you're waiting, someone might even treat you to the juiciest freshly sliced peach you've ever eaten). Then, you bring it home, let it steam for…
September 15, 2011
My 1st Canning Experience – Pickles and Yellow Tomato & Basil Jam!!!

My 1st Canning Experience – Pickles and Yellow Tomato & Basil Jam!!!

Alright, it's time to talk about losing my canning virginity...Mostly so I can give you the link to the magic in a jar!So, I recently saw this recipe on the fantastic blog Food in Jars and knew, that since we have so many yellow taxi tomatoes laying around, that I had to make this!  Despite my never having canned a single…
September 9, 2011
Today

Today

Today was busy, but good busy.  Here are just a few things Tool Lady and I got done today...We did some training of our espalier trees (which means we tied their branches to the fence) and in the process accidently harvested a few (not quite ready) apples that Fish Girl is just a little excited about.In the process, Tool Lady…
September 6, 2011
Spinach & Kale Preservation

Spinach & Kale Preservation

This spring our garden has provided an over abundance of spinach and kale.  This, added to all the greens we have been getting weekly from our CSA, has forced me to figure out how to preserve some of these wonderful items instead of letting them go wilty and therefore, to the birds!This week I harvested 1lb 13oz of kale and…
June 5, 2011
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