I had another long weekend, but productive. My husband worked again (2 long 12 hour shifts), so I decided to tackle another big job while I could. In reality, it was because we got more rain, and it's been raining every single day lately, so garden work was not happening anyway.
I emptied the entire standing cupboard that holds my canning pot, freezer containers (as they empty), extra canning jars, and all things homesteading that don't have place anywhere else.
A shelf had collapsed (it's the cheap wood type put-together-yourself type cabinet, but it works for now).
I purged the entire thing, cleaned it, then moved it from the wall and cleaned behind it and under it, moved it back, re-organized it and prayed it will hold together a few more years.
I filled a box with items to take to the thrift store.
We have had some cooler weather lately. Woke up to 42°F this morning. Brrr! Some evenings are below 50 degrees. There is rain in the forecast for the next 4 days. It can all change, but we could use a slight break with the rain.
Many of my herb plants are starting to flower. Sage is about to bloom.
I have not made time to open more than one library book. The recipe above made me laugh. Do you see it? It was from a recipe book for foraging.
Speaking of library books, I do need to get those looked at and returned. They are all resource type books for foraging, fermenting, and wild cooking. Not sure what I was thinking ordering so many books at once.
Speaking of books, I have carved out a few minutes to do some fiction reading. I had to switch up books this time, as I needed a "palate cleanser" (reading refresher) to change things up a bit. It's a short book, and so far I'm enjoying it.
Update on the Jalapeno Salt I made:
I have used it to season potatoes being prepared for a breakfast scramble. I will try it on sweet potatoes next. Yum.
I also have been using it to season ground beef for tacos, and I recently used it to season the ground beef for a new recipe we tried - crock pot taco pasta. So good! By the way, we liked the recipe for the pasta, but it made more than I expected.
There are several versions of the recipe online, but I had some leftover beef broth, so I used that up instead of chicken, and I added a rinsed and drained can of black beans. Oh, I used frozen bell peppers and jalapenos from last years garden, and homemade taco seasoning.
Long Weekend © May 2025 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart