Monday Crazy is Back

I started out Monday with Hubby waking me up, "Hun, did you thaw tortillas?"

"Oh poo, I forgot."

I got up anyway, and charged slowly scooted my feet to the kitchen.  I weighed out tomatoes for delicious taco sauce.  I've been canning this for a few years and we love the taste of it.  One year we canned BBQ sauce (Ball recipe) and did not like the taste.  I still have one jar of it left.

Anyway, it was a maddening Monday for sure.  While the taco sauce reduced, I had to get pork chops in the crock pot for dinner.  In between those two jobs, I did my usual exercise (reluctantly).

(before the chili powder, dandelions and eggs were added)

Then it was breakfast time - Sweet Potato Breakfast Burritos.  I had to run out to pick bell peppers to make it, so I went ahead and grabbed my tomato baskets and went to the garden.  The recipe is online with Clean Eating - absolutely delicious!  I ate it without cheese and loved it.  I used dandelions vs. spinach as well.  It was just what I had more of in the freezer.


I brought in another 23# of tomatoes.  That makes our tally 283# so far this season.  I have not run out of things to stock up on either.  

Taco sauce went into the canner, and I used 4 oz. jars vs. half-pints.   

Oh, then I needed to make another tincture with fresh mullein before the weather changed.  Actually, I made two.  Then I realized my bilberries arrived a few days back and needed to get that brewing too.  Oh, a tidbit I read about the other day - you can make tinctures with apple cider vinegar.  The only downside is that they are only good for 5 months (or so) and they are not as potent as the ones you make with vodka.  And if you do make a vinegar anything, use a plastic lid or line it with parchment paper.



I haven't forgotten to share my bilberry stuff.  I'm still working on that.  Just a little delayed.
 

This morning I am tackling this bowl of tomatoes.  Oh, I have more sitting on the table too.  These will be canned into ketchup.  I don't have enough stocked up yet.  It's a measly 10 pounds, which is a cinch compared to 45 for tomato sauce.  It's easier than taco sauce too.  Taco sauce requires 3 cups of red bell peppers, 1 cup of diced jalapenos and 1/4 cup of chopped garlic and other ingredients.

I am so glad my 19 year-old daughter was home.  She and my son helped drive the younger two to two different places last night, so Hubby and I could steal an hour to take a motorcycle ride.  One kiddo went to Zumba, and the other went to driver's education class.  Long busy nights at our house this week.