We have been a busy crew! I didn’t get as much done on the farm as I would have like, but I am content with what got done. I just need to take more pictures! Thursday night, I was at an interview. I was asked to sit on the parents committee for interviewing the superintendent candidate for our schools. I found it to be very intereresting and somewhat hard! Friday night, Shali’s and her classmates had a steak sandwich supper…
My good friend, Jessica, gave me some tomatoes, basil and peppers! What to do, what to do…hmmm…Monday night I made a sauce that I could have eaten raw before the freezer! Yum! I found this recipe my mom gave me for Freezer Tomato Sauce! This recipe was taken from the American Profile insert of the weekly newspaper and submitted by Teresa Blackburn. I have seen several similar recipes and wanted to give it a try. Freezer Tomato Sauce 16 medium…
***Just a note of warning: Blog posts will be a bit irregular because our home computer crashed last night. It will be going to the repair shop and get fixed or rebuilt. Either way, hopefully soon! Anyhoo…back to the regular post for today! The canning update! I will laugh because I don’t have a lot to update you on. The very intense heat of the last few weeks has all but killed my garden. Half a row of beautifully producing…
In my quest for frugality this weekend, I was trying to use up food at home. I have been trying to organize my food storage and get it a little more presentable so I can take pictures to post for you all! We had pepperoni and canned olives to use up so we made Pepperoni Pizza Twist! Absolutely a family favorite! We ate the LAST box of scalloped potatoes. I think I might miss not buying those anymore, but the…
Rhubarb Pie – Yum!!! This particular recipe is from Recipes & Remembrances: Sutherland Community Cookbook and was contributed by Shirley and Pearl Virgil. This is my go-to recipe for Rhubarb Pie as it has never failed me yet! I will confess that I did use a Pillsbury pie crust because I had it in the fridge and did not want it to go to waste. Rhubarb Pie 3 T. flour (I used whole wheat flour)1 c. sugar1 egg, beaten2 c….
I got my first batch of Rhubarb Jam made this year! Woo hoo! Looks good too! I wish I would have taken more pictures, but here is the recipe and pictures: Rhubarb Jam 5 cups rhubarb, chopped finely4 cups sugar2 boxes of Jell-o, any flavor (I recommend anything red colored) Mix chopped rhubarb and sugar together in a bowl. I use the pot I am going to cook the jam in so I don’t dirty more dishes. Let the rhubarb…