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Well, in pictures, it doesn't seem like a lot, but since June, I've been canning, dehydrating, or freezing. I've done sa...
09/07/2026

Well, in pictures, it doesn't seem like a lot, but since June, I've been canning, dehydrating, or freezing. I've done salsa, tomato jam, bread and butter pickles, hot bread and butter pickles, dill pickle spears, whole (not pictured) dill pickles, pickled jalapenos, pickled coolapenos, and blueberry Balsamic jam. All the main ingredients came from our garden. From not wanting to even put put a garden to this. I still have a lot of berries in the freezer that I need to make jam from, but I'll get to that this winter! 🥰

So when you can no longer enjoy the fair due to feeling your age and 101° temperature, you make your favorite treats at ...
08/17/2026

So when you can no longer enjoy the fair due to feeling your age and 101° temperature, you make your favorite treats at home! Mama loves her candy apples and corndogs, Bill loves the Italian sausage with peppers and onions. The peppers in ours came from the garden. Then there is the lemonade which is made from strawberry lemon lemonade concentrate that I canned last year. Of course, you can't forget the roasted corn. Then, for Mom and I, a frozen toasted almond drink. As for me. I love them all! 😋🎡

So, have you heard of the viral box cake mix redo? This is my attempt. You replace the oil with a stick of melted butter...
08/16/2026

So, have you heard of the viral box cake mix redo? This is my attempt. You replace the oil with a stick of melted butter, add an extra egg, replace the water with milk them put it in a 9 x 11 baking dish versus a 9 x 13, bake ot at 315° for 36 minutes. Then you heat Hershey's frosting until it is pourable. When I made mine, I was doing it from what I could remember and only used half a stick of butter, used a 9 x 13 baking dish, and baked it at 350° for 23 minutes. I also used the same brand of frosting as the cake mix, which was Betty Crocker. (I found the original video after I made the cake.) It was delicious. The cake was so light and tender, and the frosting cooled to a nice soft fudge like consistency. Give it a try! 😋

So, in addition to canning, I've done some dehydrating and freezing. This is my Thai basil. I've already done the same w...
08/15/2026

So, in addition to canning, I've done some dehydrating and freezing. This is my Thai basil. I've already done the same with my sweet basil. Talk about fragrant! The sweet basil is wonderful, but the Thai Basil is over the top. These frozen cucumbers have soaked in bone broth for 24 hours and will be treats for Enzo. I also made some tomato jam. Wow is that good on a bagel! Finally, I saw this on Instagram. I roasted some jalapenos. Blended them up in the blender with garlic and olive oil until it was a nice sauce consistency. It is so fresh and delicious with chips. I used coolapenos for Mom and I. Love, as my sweet sister Valerie would say, "Living iff the land!" 😋🐙❤️

The garden keeps going strong! I went from canning, freezing or dehydrating on Saturdays to Saturday and Sunday, then to...
08/10/2026

The garden keeps going strong! I went from canning, freezing or dehydrating on Saturdays to Saturday and Sunday, then to Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Bill is always a help with planting, watering, and harvesting, but he wanted to get in on some canning action with Mom and I. He was a big help even when he was acting silly!

I just love color and variety! Pick tomatoes when they start to blush with color and then let them finish ripening on th...
07/29/2026

I just love color and variety! Pick tomatoes when they start to blush with color and then let them finish ripening on the counter. All the flavor and less bug bites or splitting. There are no pesticides on these beauties. I got some a little too late, but just cut those spots out and eat them up. Don't they just look like beautiful little gems when they finished ripening. I did the same for my red bell pepper. Looks too pretty to eat...almost! 😋

Today was our biggest harvest. Tomatoes, cucumbers, jalapenos, coolapenos, Anaheims, Pablanos, beets, and at the bottom ...
07/26/2026

Today was our biggest harvest. Tomatoes, cucumbers, jalapenos, coolapenos, Anaheims, Pablanos, beets, and at the bottom of the bucket red potatoes.
So far I've put up 8 pints bread and butter pickles, 6 pints sweet relish, 6 half pints pickled jalapenos, 8 half pints French blueberry jam, 4 pints dill pickles spears, and 4 quarts whole dill pickles. I've got blueberries and blackberries in the freezer.
Today will be pickled beets and tomorrow salsa.
God and his bounty is good.

We had a different kind of fireworks come in the day before the Fourth. A thunderstorm moved in and took out a tree. Bil...
07/12/2026

We had a different kind of fireworks come in the day before the Fourth. A thunderstorm moved in and took out a tree. Bill went out in the pouring rain and lightning (so I didn't have to) to make sure it hadn't landed on the minis. Fortunately, they were all safe and secure. We had a wonderful arborist come on Sunday to cut it down. We chose to do cleanup ourselves. Alas, that is just one more chore on sweet husband's to do list.

When 2026 came around, I really wasn't in the mind frame in doing a garden this year. Bill was well we have to at least ...
06/28/2026

When 2026 came around, I really wasn't in the mind frame in doing a garden this year. Bill was well we have to at least do cumbers, tomatoes, and jalapenos. From there, we added sweet peppers, squash, beets, additional hot peppers, potatoes, and herbs.
The harvest started small with different meals and baked goods using our harvest. The banana bread is made with black walnuts harvested by my sister at her house. If you haven't had black walnuts you are truly missing something delicious. They are richer and more flavorful than English Walnuts. Coming next will be pictures of what I've put up and more delicious eats!

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04/22/2026

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