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The recipe called for 6lbs of tomatoes and since I recently awarded myself 1st place in the tomato category, I chose to use “prize-winning tomatoes” in this recipe. I also decided to play it safe and break out the swine flu pandemic kit and gear up for chopping the jalapenos. The witch hat was an Read More >>
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While reading the Sunday paper I noticed an ad for local organic peaches for 99cents a lb. What a deal! So I headed down and picked up about 25lbs. I had high hopes of canning peaches and visions of row after row of canned peaches lined up in the pantry for The Girl to eat Read More >>
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First giant tomato of the season: 2lbs 3.75 oz. My all time biggest tomato record was set back some 5 years ago with a 2lb 10 oz. pineapple heirloom tomato, but this Italian Heirloom comes in at a close 2nd. Wow! What a beauty. I think I might have to make a GIANT bowl of Read More >>
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I headed out to the garden early this morning and one thing lead to another and around noon I realized that I was still in my pj’s, picking beans. I ended up with 10lbs beans, 2lbs tomatoes, and a zucchini and a cucumber, oh and 3 eggs too. This afternoon I was able to preserve Read More >>
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The second planting of beans is coming in nicely. These should be ready to harvest about early September. 4 happy hens are doing well in the 95+degree heat. They are still laying eggs and don’t seem that stressed believe it or not. I really thought one of them was going to keel over by now Read More >>
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