Oct 03
Bob the Tomato
We could not resist putting a face on this tomato that came out of the garden. Now Bob has retired to our salsa, so we will be enjoying him and his freinds all winter.
Sep 16
Canning
Well I have been canning straight for almost a month now.. .hence the neglected blog. My tomatoes took their sweet time turning red.. but when they did watch out!! Holy smokes must have gotten about 60 lbs of them… all nice roma paste type tomatoes.
Made:
Catsup
Roasted Tomato Sauce
Diced Tomatoes
2 Kinds of Red Salsa
Also canned:
Green Beans
Green Salsa Verde
Peaches
Pineapple ( was on sale for 1.00 each!)
Plum Jam
Pickles
Still have to do apples… but they are just looking at me…and I am looking back.. My cupboard is PACKED to the gils. My refrigerator is full of pickles, goats milk and homemade root beer. Can you say I need another refrigerator!!
We also froze all that nice corn!
Aug 07
I found this recipe ( and modified it a bit) while trying to use up alot of Cucumbers and Tomatoes! Very Good!
Tomato & Cucumber Salad
1/2 C extra virgin olive oil
2 T balsamic vinegar
2 T red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sea or kosher salt
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
10 fresh basil leaves
5 fresh oregano leaves
3 cucumbers
2-3 tomatoes
1/2 C Olives
1/4 C Feta Cheese
2 T balsamic vinegar
2 T red wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sea or kosher salt
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
10 fresh basil leaves
5 fresh oregano leaves
3 cucumbers
2-3 tomatoes
1/2 C Olives
1/4 C Feta Cheese
Mince or press garlic through a garlic press. Let stand in both vinegars while preparing the other ingredients Chop basil and oregano leaves and add to olive oil and allow to stand in oil while garlic marinates.Meanwhile, prepare salad ingredients. Wash cucumbers and tomatoes. Peel cucumbers, leaving a scant amount of peel (helps with digestion). Slice cucumbers into 1/4 inch coins (circles).
Slice tomatoes into wedges, being careful not to crush and lose juice. Place tomatoes, olives and cucumbers in salad bowl and sprinkle with sea salt or kosher salt.
Whisk dressing well and pour over vegetables
Original Recipe here http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1758,129188-248196,00.html
Aug 06
Alyssa takes random pictures of flowers around the farm. I am trying to get her to take photography classes, or at least the 4-H version.
Aug 02
TALL!
I have been saying that the corn would beat the tomatoes….well we got one red tomato, then we got5 ears of corn. Oh…man it has been too long since had homegrown corn. The taste was so good I could have eaten 3 ears!
We have been waiting… and Alyssa wanted to help me…as she has never seen corn be harvested or shucked. We had the water boiling and ready before we picked it! Then FAST into the pot!
Like corn flavor plus! No we have to wait for the other ears to ripen!!
YUM!
Jul 30
Alyssa has been taking Character Cakes for 4-H.. These are not easy to do as the color is done with little stars… Well this on took 4-5 hours. but it was worth it! Grand Champion, State Fair here she comes!
Here is one of her practice cakes!
Practice Dino Cake
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