New recipe this year - pickled/canned jalapenos. It not only eliminates the sugar, but the high priced pectin I use for cowboy candy. I am sure we'll like it, and it cans so quickly.
Pioneer Woman at Heart
One Flourishing, Frugal and Fun Family!
One family learning to live off the land, cut back on expenses, and to live a simpler and a more self-sufficient lifestyle.
Adopted Motto
"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~
Friday, August 19, 2022
Pickled Jalapenos ~ Freezing Jalapenos ~ Color Wheel
New recipe this year - pickled/canned jalapenos. It not only eliminates the sugar, but the high priced pectin I use for cowboy candy. I am sure we'll like it, and it cans so quickly.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Putting up Tomatoes ~ Loofah
Tomato soup and ketchup canned so far. I brought in more tomatoes.
I also brought in another pound of jalapenos, so I'm putting those up today. I brought in a few more hot banana peppers, but all of the other types are slow to harvest this year.
My kitchen heated up to much, so the AC went back on. I was literally sweating. I didn't want to do that, but I do like to be comfortable.
Canning ketchup takes all day to reduce, but I managed to put chicken in the crockpot early, and right after the ketchup came out of the canner, I baked us some bell pepper fries with homemade dip. So good!
My loofah plant is about 3 1/2 feet tall now. I don't see any sponges yet.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Foggy Morning
It's still been great being able to open windows, but today it will reach the 80's. The garden will love it, but the tomatoes are starting to die already, and before all the tomatoes have turned red. They are so far behind this year. I may be bringing in green tomatoes to ripen inside. Time will tell.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Canning Day ~ Leftover night
It's another canning day today. The paste tomatoes are rolling in and I have 38# in my kitchen.
Looks like we get to enjoy leftovers again tonight. I made a sheet pan chicken fajita dinner and it I am loving it. Sheet pan dinners are quick and meat and veggies, and less dishes to wash. Work is buying lunch for the employees, so I only had to pack breakfast for my husband.
Monday, August 15, 2022
Happy Homemaker Monday
We took advantage of a rainy day, and got work done inside Sunday. I guess we'll be looking at new kitchen faucets soon. We took it apart, blew air threw the lines, soaked parts in CLR, and we still have no water pressure in the kitchen faucet. Sprayer works great, but not the faucet.
Today I am joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. I'll link later after she posts. My morning is a busy one today.
The weather . . .
....in the 80's all week, but once again a rainy weekend ahead.
As I look outside my window . . .
Right now I am . . .
Brewing coffee.
Thinking and pondering . . .
Possible camping trip. I'll be working on that soon.
How I am feeling . . .
Tired, but ready to tackle the day.
On the breakfast plate . . .
Coffee and toast until I get a casserole baked.
What I am wearing . . .
T-shirt, sweatpants and slippers.
On the reading pile . . .
My canning recipes. Just checking to make sure I have all the ingredients.
On my TV this week . . .
Anything that looks good.
On the menu . . .
-BBQ chicken, green beans
Looking around the house . . .
I'll be working in the living room, so we can get that project started next.
To do list for the week . . .
From the camera . . .
Devotional/prayers . . .
Prayers for 6 puppies that were picked up by a rescue transit company in TX. After one person dropped them off to another transit company, they were lost (last co. says they are all dead), but prayers they find them. Also, there are 18 people in the county we live in, that have E. coli. They have not found the source yet.
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Play Day!
It's a no picture post today. Saturday we took off on the motorcycle for a ride. We first went out for breakfast, followed by scheduled hair cuts with Daughter E. I also got a treatment and french braids.
Shortly after that however, rain arrived (when it wasn't supposed to until evening).
It changed our plans, so we hopped in the truck, took another load of donations and dropped them off, picked up a big bag of meal worms for the ladies (chickens), and I picked up some very cute wine glasses to go into a silent auction basket I am donating. I'll get a photo hopefully to share.
I can't say the entire day was "fun" but we were not working in the garden or the house either. It was nice to have a day off, so it's back to work in the house today.
The rain is still falling, but a slow and steady kind. The garden will love it, but the weeds will double.
First thing this morning - clean my kitchen. It's a bit out of control again, plus I am bringing in paste tomatoes, so canning will resume this next week. Hubby will take apart my kitchen faucet and see what's going on with it. We still have almost no water pressure ever since the water was turned off to repair the bathroom.
Well, at least I can cross "hair cut" off the to-do list and get back to it.