Canning And A quilt

33 PINTS OF PINEAPPLE/PINA

Oh my gosh!!!

We've been canning since last Friday,
a few hours here a few there. (After work)



We finally finished up today.

7 QUARTS CHILI, 3 QUARTS VEGGIE BROTH



2 1/2 GALS. TOMATO VEGGIE MIX

The pineapple will be lunch bag snacks,

kabob fillers, diced for cookies, ham additive,

could even be squashed and simmered for syrup over pancakes.

(Use your imagination.)

The veggie broth is a beautiful amber color,
looks like a French Onion Soup starter.

Onion and garlic skins/ends with celery ends

simmered then strained and canned.

(Used the waste from the Tomato Veggie mix.)

The Tomato Veggie mix is toms, celery, onion, garlic,

mixed color bell peppers and dried chilies.

No seasonings, we'll use this base for tacos, spaghetti sauce,

pico de gillo, guacamole, lasagna, spanish rice ETC. 

Even managed to make a few batches of soap,

mow some of the lawn weeds, clean house and do laundry.

The temps. have been in the high 70's for the last 3 days

so I was able to hang the laundry out and

open the doors for some much needed fresh air.

Snow predicted on Tuesday, damm darn bipolar Texas weather.

Steve planted the carrot seeds, the lettuce, spinach and more of the onions.

We're spacing the onion plantings so they don't all come in at the same time.

Sure do want to finish that quilt.





THIS IS A CRAZY QUILT I DID YEAR BEFORE LAST



CLOSE UP







I think I spy some of the rose fabric from the placemats in the lower left corner of the quilt close up.

Frugal me.

Well, thats all I got!!

Till next time.

 Bonjour

Pressure Canning Project #1 Chili

 Chili

CANNED CHILI

SO......

This was our first venture into pressure canning meals in a jar.

8 PINTS TOTAL

Notice that square looking jar 2nd. from left? Vintage, found at one of my favorite shops. I've had it for about 10 years, it's seen many food items. Says Atlas, maybe I should Google that!

MAKESHIFT PIZZA

After my last post I was cold, so  I decided I wanted to turn the oven on which required cooking something.

Had some canned stewed tomatoes with celery, colby cheese and some summer sausage,

HUMM.

I got out the bread machine to make my dough,

pureed the tomatoes,

sliced the sausage really thin, (makeshift pepperoni)

grated the cheese,

Viola

Chicago Style Pizza

(More or less)

I call it Chicago Style because I remember as a teen, 

pizza being cut into squares, not wedges.

Just because you don't have the proper ingredients doesn't mean you should be deterred.

It was super yummy, really, I swear.

Till next time.

Bonjour