As my dear friend Kati calls them…Toms. Tomatoes. I have had a better harvest this year and recently gathered all my tomatoes (which were many) and decided to make some sauce. I have been enjoying this cooking blog called The Pioneer Woman Cooks! She does an amazing job capturing the experience of cooking through her photography. Not to mention her recipes are to die for! And I am quite envious of her spacious kitchen. She is really funny. If you are into cooking blogs, check it out. Anywho, she inspired me to do this blog entry. I am not quite as talented as her, but I will put it out there for you to experience.
Back to toms.
Here is a series of photos documenting the canning process of my red toms and fresh herbs from my overgrown garden buzzing with mosquitos. [Due to some blog malfunctioning of some plugin, I can't upload directly onto my blog. So you are going to have go there by clicking on the link. Oh well. My blog manager, Mr. Brendan, is working on it. Sorry for the inconvenience.]
Air drying on a hot pink towel.
Sauteing the onions and lots and lots of garlic.
Fresh herbs—everything from basil, oregano, thyme, and flat leaf parsley.
The sauce in process. Looking awfully lovely.
Very gratifying experience. Will probably do one more batch before the summer is over…or maybe can salsa. Is that possible? Anyone know?
Oh my! That looks delicious. Can I have one jar?
And yes, you can jar salsa. I get my favorite salsa in a jar at the Farmer’s Market. The gal says it must stay refrigerated and is only fresh for about a month. But, mmmmm, it’s so good it never lasts that long. She puts corn in hers and that might be part of its short shelf life. I’m not sure.
hey lady. salsa is totally can-able, but i think you have to have a citrus ingredient to preserve it un-refrigerated…
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OK, I am so stinking jealous of…
1. Your own, big kitchen with cool things like food processors and hot pink towels.
2. Cheap food (it is now more than $2 to 1 pound, thanks to the credit crisis)
3. Tomatoes and other amazing things you grow in your own garden.
4. Easily accesible, familiar ingredients.
I am actually not homesick but the idea of having my own home and my own kitchen where I know how to run everything and my favorite knives and dishes are at my fingertips is so tantalizing…
I miss the idea of having my very own home (well, shared with the supposed husband) when I am finished with my great adventure over here on the Big Island (NOT Hawaii
Ah, well, I’ll have to see where God takes me.