Monthly Archives: September 2007

Food for Today

Breakfast – coffee & locally baked pastriesLunch – Greek Salad (tomato, peppers, cukes, garlic, olives, Bulgarian feta cheese & Greek Salad dressing mix from Penzeys) and pita chipsSnack – Annie’s Salsa and chipsDinner – Upset tummy so some pan-fried chicken … Continue reading

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More canning

So far today, we’ve made:Curry Pickle Slices – 3 half-pint jarsGazpacho Salsa – 2 pint jarsJalapeno & Tomato Salsa – 6 half-pint jars I hope to make some Madras Pickled Eggplant and put some tomatoes in to marinate before the … Continue reading

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Farmer’s Market – Lots of cukes!

We headed to the market this morning.  We got five pounds of zucchini and squash to freeze and five pounds of cucumbers to pickle!  Jerry has some of the yummiest sweet potatoes – they’re dead ringers for white potatoes with … Continue reading

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Quick catch up!

Things have been a bit crazy with my job so no updates lately but I’ll try to be better. The Habanero Gold is AMAZING!  Our jelly is a little too ‘jelled’ but the flavor is amazing so we’ll definitely be … Continue reading

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Habanero Gold

Hot ‘N Sweet Confetti Jelly 1 cup minced dried apricots (1/8" dice) 1 1/4 total cups minced red sweet pepper & minced red onion (1/8" dice), approximately half-and-half. 1/4 cup Habanero peppers 1 1/2 cups white vinegar 6 cups sugar … Continue reading

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