Summer Bounty

I’m so thankful for the bounty that our Father has given us. The tomatoes have been coming into the house in bushel baskets and milk crates!

I’ve been busy canning as fast as the boys can bring it in…here is what they brought me last night…this might take awhile tomorrow!

There are tomatoes (Roma and fresh eating), tomatillos, sweet bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, hot banana peppers,  Tabasco peppers, cayenne peppers, jalapeno peppers,  habanero peppers, sweet roasting peppers, strawberry popcorn,  3 kinds of cherry tomatoes (the purple are to die for!) and we are still digging…

This week the boys dug the last of their Red Nolands and Yukon Golds…..they are still working on the Kennebecs. The potatoes have been so delicious.  We are trying all kinds of potato side dishes and main dishes.

Josiah’s happy hens have been giving us at least 12 of these every day!

And when I am not canning tomatoes, dehydrating tomatoes, or eating tomato sandwiches, I seem to be making gallons of this….

So simple to do..chop tomatoes, tomatillos, onions, jalapenos, and cilantro.  Add minced garlic and a pinch of salt…..I could almost eat it like soup!  I like to use a variety of tomato colors for my salsa – I think it improves both the taste and the beauty.

Many people have had trouble around here with tomatoes this year….we’ve had SO much rain. But, we have been blessed and are grateful.

Tomorrow I’ll share a bit about my last class and another one coming up….and then I can’t wait to tell ya’ll about the “great hay baling mis-adventure” and another huge adventure the boys and I had thanks to some good friends…just waiting on pictures for that one!

Blessings