I decided to try something different with some of the garden produce this year since my pantry shelves have been filling up nicely with things I consider to be staples. We don’t eat a lot of salsa so I debated about making any but, as Gerry said, if we have some homemade we’re likely to…
Month: August 2015
Canning Sweet Garlic Dill Pickles
When I was canning dill pickles last year I got to the point where I had more than enough jars of dills and I needed to do something different. I used this recipe from Saving the Seasons to make some sweet dills. We really enjoyed these over the winter–they pair nicely with cheese and make…
Canning Cucumber Relish
I grew cucumbers for the first time this year and what a treat they’ve been. We’ve enjoyed them in salads, by themselves, and I added them to the smaller pickling cukes I bought when I made sweet dill pickles. Finding myself with an over-abundance I was delighted to come across a recipe for cucumber relish…
She Puts Four Tomatoes In A Glass Jar And This Is What Happens
One of the many things that I find annoying as I scroll through my Facebook feed or browse my Flipboard articles are headlines such as the one above. Have you seen them? Do they intrigue you and entice you to click on the link to find out what happens? They have the opposite effect on…
The August 19 Garden
I’ve run into one too many cobwebs recently to deny that the seasons are on the cusp of changing. This morning I even sent Gerry into the garden ahead of me to identify, and annihilate, any rogue cobwebs hanging around. Change is happening in the garden as well, as we ripped out the two big…