There is always such a flurry of productive activity at this time of year as I work to get our winter stores of food put away. I thought I'd share some of our food squirreling here. Last year I used all the peaches for peach butter and didn't can any plain ones, E was very disappointed so I made sure to can a batch of peaches for him this year.
I've got a tray of nettle seeds drying for my nettle seed salt.
We keep picking tomatoes to enjoy fresh and to preserve. I also tried making my own pizza sauce to can for the first time.
We've got our supply of squash brought in - all the better to make roasted squash bisque.
We've been feasting on E's watermelons.
And feasting.
And feasting.
I was pleased to find a delicious way to use up eggplant. I did mean to actually use this as pesto but when I was taste testing it I realized it was so tasty that we ended up eating it all on rice crackers for a snack.
I also made sure to dig up and bring in some herbs last week to make sure I have a fresh supply to go with all the ones I have drying.
And so I think I'm mostly caught up and am now just canning the tomatoes as they ripen. The forecast is calling for risk of frost so we'll be picking a lot of the tomatoes in our town garden today and bringing them home to ripen.
I love the herbs in the oil cans. That is so cute!
ReplyDeleteYou must have one big garden! So bountiful! Your peaches look so sweet and delicious, makes me wish I could reach over and try them ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely harvest you've had - we just brought in the last of our green tomatoes - which means it's time to make some Chow-Chow...
ReplyDeleteIt's been a busy preserving time around here, too. Wish I could say it came from my garden! Yours is impressive. I love the herbs in the tins; beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDear Heather,
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful harvest, indeed! We have harvested nettle seeds, too, but we need a lot more than in salt! I put a big handful in my smoothies for my poor adrenals :).
Love,
Marqueta