Lemony-Basil Tomato soup (BHG recipe).  One last canning day with paste tomatoes. Next year we plan to grow several types of paste tomatoes....

I'll admit, that some things suffer this time of year, and yes that is a big ol' pile of towels on a kitchen chair.  It's been t...

I got 5 more pints of tomato soup canned.  It takes most of my day, but that is 5 more meals for two, and so good.                          ...

I woke up in time to see this beautiful sky.  I did however, sleep in, and did not get to see my husband before he went to work.  He is taki...

My sauce maker is in full swing right now.  I restocked our tomato soup.  It's so good too.  The photo makes the jars look ...

Saturday was a big shopping day.  We hit four stores to restock dog food, salt for the softener tank, organic meats, and so forth.  We had t...

The first year I canned BBQ sauce was 2 years ago when we had a bumper tomato crop.  It was the ball canning recipe. We did not like the t...

Ketchup requires 10 pounds of tomatoes - 3 batches made.  More to make later I hope. I've been successful at getting the tomat...