Love your tag line.
Tomatoes are coming in hot & heavy - peeling/chopping most of them (can’t keep up with them otherwise) for a couple of salsa batches. I have a recipe my family loves - they beg for it. The jalapenos are about ready for some Hot Jalapeno Pepper Jelly - very popular. I was just at my brother’s this week and he uses it as a topping for roasted salmon so I have promised him a couple of jars in addition to at least 3 other people who want it. I’m guessing I’ll have to make at least 3 batches, maybe 4! Cukes are “done” - I think I have time to plant some zinnias in that empty bed - the butterflies are fabulous this year and all over zinnias my mom planted, but those flowers are starting to go to seed. Anyway, I’ll be spending time in the garden today, cleaning up old plants, harvesting peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and then mowing ..... we got an inch of rain Thursday night/Friday morning & the grass is getting ‘shaggy’. The new, commercial Zero-Turn mower is fabulous and with the larger mowing deck, cuts mowing time even more. :-)
Salsa recipe I use “Wonderful Salsa” -
http://chickensintheroad.com/farm-bell-recipes/wonderful-salsa/
My notes on recipe .... read the comments on the recipe, too.
- You can make this and freeze it rather than canning it.
- I DO use the lime juice & like it.
- Regarding hot peppers, the original recipe uses hot banana peppers, but I use jalapenos. I make 2 versions: “One Jalapeno Pepper” and “Two Jalapeno Pepper” salsas. As the name describes, per batch, use either one or two jalapenos. Cut off the stem end(s) & cut the pepper into rough pieces (4-6), then chop the entire thing (all of it - membrane & seeds included) in a food processor, then incorporate into your saucepan. This keeps the heat & for those who like it hot, 2JP is what they get. For milder, 1JP is good.
Excellent!
Thanks for the Salsa recipe. Sounds like you’re making good progress this season!
My Zero-Turn had a flat this week while Beau was ‘Up Nort.’ He’s going to fix it for me first thing so I can get mowing again before it gets too hot. Luckily I listened to the little voice in my head (one of several, LOL!) and got all of the mowing in the FRONT done first, before she went flat on me. Again!
(I was previously having trouble with that same tire.)
Watered the garden yesterday so aside from some spot/pot watering all should be well through the weekend.
I am thinking about starting some fall crops; broccoli, spinach and lettuces again on the backside of the season. Will probably direct-seed some carrots and beets, too, and I need to order Garlic like RIGHT NOW, TODAY! :)