If you were wondering what we did with the biggest tomato we ever grew? We used it for the homemade ajika salsa recipe and canned the salsa in 18 jars, so we can enjoy it for a very long time. Yes, all of this was made out of 1 tomato and all the other ingredients of course. Homemade Ajika is ...
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Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce
Follow my blog with Bloglovin We have been enjoying the yummy taste of homemade oven roasted tomato sauce for a few years now. It all started when fellow blogger The Free Range Life posted the Roasted Tomato Sauce recipe that looked so yummy and sounded so easy. Since we had lots of homegrown ...
Lecho Canned Bell Peppers Recipes
Lecho, Letscho, leczo, or лечо is a popular canned Bell Peppers Recipe in eastern Europe. Just like with all traditional dishes there are many versions of it. I too make different canned lecho recipe versions for winter. We enjoy lecho as a side dish to any dinner, but a classic is to serve it ...
Canning Homemade Tomato Salsa
We love homemade salsa and go through many jars every year. There are so many recipes to choose from. This recipe is the Zesty Salsa from Bell that I converted to grams. It uses only homegrown vegetables, no canned food added. Why have a recipe in grams and not in cups? Measurements in cups ...
Canned Zucchini Tongue Recipe
I came across this Russian Canned Zucchini Tongue recipe using all homegrown vegetables that sounded wonderful. The original name is "Тещин язык" meaning the tongue of his mother-in-law. I know eh what a name! Canned Zucchini Tongue is a spicy recipe (sharp tongue?), if you prefer mild and sweet, ...
Growing Food – Scarlet Runner Beans (Recipe)
In the summer, when the garden is in full production, I love to go through it and pick our meals. Whatever is ready goes into the recipe. So many great things are ready, and today's special in growing food is scarlet runner beans. These beans are a win-win in the garden on so many levels. Scarlet ...
Apfelrotkohl (Red Cabbage with Apples) Recipe
Apfelrotkohl (Red Cabbage with Apples), also called Rotkohl or Blaukraut, is a favorite side dish of ours. It is a traditional German recipe. We like to grow our own red cabbage and prepare the dish once the cabbage is harvested in the fall and there are lots of apples to go with it, too. Then I ...
How to Steam Vegetables Without a Steamer
Steaming vegetables without a steamer is something I learned during my time as a sales representative for the top cooking system in Germany, the AMC. The unique AMC cooking methods are cooking vegetables without adding water and frying meat without adding fat. Today I'm going to show you how to use ...
Potato Salad with Broth and Sour Cream Sauce
Note: This is an older recipe. We have since changed to a plant-based diet and love it. It's better for our health, all living and the planet. The homemade sour cream source an easily be substituted with a plant based cream sauce. Potato salad is a must-have for a summer barbecue party. I just ...
