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~
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Loofah Update
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Bruschetta in a Jar and chit chat
I decided to try another recipe from Ball. Hopefully it will taste as good as it sounds. I'll be doing a taste testing before making it again (if I do make it again). Has anyone canned this? (that is pizza sauce in the back)
The recipe is in this book:
You can also get it online here.
Bell peppers are also getting flash froze, but golly I have to keep my brain in order to remember to get them bagged before I forget they are in there. I doubt I will be getting enough to freeze stuffed peppers this year. Due to the weather they are small and we are not getting as many as a typical year.
Not sure if you all heard, but the BP oil company was sold to a Canadian company. I believe the actual switch will be this coming December, and our two younger girls will lose their health insurance with us. Not sure this is going to be good for us or not, but it's happening. The girls have been told, so they are working on getting health insurance (so sad this is happening to them with inflation right now). Also, the cost for our health insurance goes up for us. I may be needing to go back to work, which would take a toll on growing a garden. Time will tell.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Attack of the Tomatoes and other Tidbits
The pizza sauce recipe is in this book:
Monday, August 29, 2022
Happy Homemaker Monday
Tomatoes are still rolling in. I am thankful for that. Bell peppers were picked but smaller than a typical harvest.
Several craft/fall festivals are happening, but I have zero time to participate. I have created one new item while watching the canner pot.
Cute watermelon keyfobs. I only got one made, but super cute.
Today I am joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.
I will link up later when she posts.
The weather . . .
Rain. Rain for the next two days.
As I look outside my window . . .
It's raining, and cloudy.
Right now I am . . .
Making another pot of coffee, filling the canner pot, measuring and weighing tomatoes.
Thinking and pondering . . .
How much propane to pre-order, cleaning the living room to get the chimney swept soon, what I will can tomorrow with tomatoes, messaging the island store (they sold all of the camper ornaments I took over early summer), and packaging them this time. I'm pretty sure we'll be gifting the kids canned tomato items this Christmas (they love tomato soup too).
How I am feeling . . .
So-so. Overly busy.
On the breakfast plate . . .
Most likely egg, cheese and sausage muffin sandwiches.
What I am reading . . .
My canning recipes, ha ha!
On the TV . . .
Mystery Channel
On the menu this week . . .
-chicken, broccoli sheet pan dinner
-possibly homemade corn dogs, I only make them once a year
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Canning Tomato Sauce (seasoned) and other tidbits
The recipe I used for the sweet chili sauce is online with Farmgirl's Dabbles.
I got a half batch of tomato sauce canned (22 1/2#). I canned a full batch one year all at once and swore I'd never do that again. It was just so much work at once.
I'll make another round if we have more tomatoes.
I have another new recipe to try using tomatoes, so hopefully it will happen next week. I know I will have more hot peppers too.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Hot Peppers ~ Sweet Chili Sauce ~ Hot Pepper Jelly ~ Lemon Seed Fail
Monday, August 22, 2022
Canning Continues
I've been busy with tomatoes, and more are turning red now. It's been a strange season. The squash didn't produce a lot, and is now ready to get yanked. Same with the cucumbers and green beans.
Some tomatoes are splitting open, and some rotting due to the weather we are having. Not sure how much we will get this year.
Took advantage of needing jalapenos in the recipe, and saved seeds for next year.