Category: Food Storage

AND JUST LIKE THAT, IT’S OVER

Goodness, the month of June has flown by! My youngest grandson stayed with me this month and I really enjoyed his visit. Despite being dragged into participating in many of my tasks and projects, he said he had a good time, too. In addition… Continue Reading “AND JUST LIKE THAT, IT’S OVER”

IF YOU GROW IT, YOU MUST PEEL IT

Garlic is a lovely, set-it-and-forget-it kind of a crop. If you will recall, I planted my bed of garlic in October. The only time I had to pay attention to it was to water it if there were too many dry days – which… Continue Reading “IF YOU GROW IT, YOU MUST PEEL IT”

TALK ABOUT LAZY

I’ve not accomplished terribly much this past week but here goes: I was completely out of canned ground beef, so I processed a batch. This time though, I threw in some onion when I cooked the meat. I’ve not done that before and am… Continue Reading “TALK ABOUT LAZY”

FIRST OFFERINGS

The beds of greens I planted for the chickens are exploding so I pulled a bunch of the radishes to thin them out and gave them to the chickens. Boy, did they go enjoy the treat! When I watered the beds this afternoon, I… Continue Reading “FIRST OFFERINGS”

THERE ARE NO VAMPIRES IN MY HOUSE!

This week has been about finishing a project started in October of last year when I planted garlic for the first time. I harvested it in May. Considering the small size of most of the bulbs, that may have been early. I was judging… Continue Reading “THERE ARE NO VAMPIRES IN MY HOUSE!”

BASIL AND PEPPERS

I had a busy week at work so didn’t have much energy left for fun projects. I did get something done though! First, I harvested some basil, washed it, and put it in the dehydrator. There’s not much that smells better in the house… Continue Reading “BASIL AND PEPPERS”

IT WAS A TURKEY OF A WEEK

Every year my employer gives each of us a turkey for Thanksgiving. I tend to put mine in the freezer for later since I go to my daughter’s house for Thanskgiving dinner. Not this year though. It’s taken six decades but, I’ve finally admitted… Continue Reading “IT WAS A TURKEY OF A WEEK”

BACK IN BERRIES

A couple of months ago, we ran out of blueberries. My supply was from our 2022 picking so we certainly did a good job of stretching them out. So, I was ecstatic when I heard from my friends at Wilding Acres Farms that their… Continue Reading “BACK IN BERRIES”

BIGGEST HARVEST EVER

When I was growing up Alaska, my mom could not grow carrots. Not because the environment was inhospitable, not because of the permafrost (though that could cause short carrots), but because I would not stay out of the carrot patch. I thought there was… Continue Reading “BIGGEST HARVEST EVER”

BACK IN THE SADDLE

I had done no canning for months! My supply was dwindling, and I needed to get back on that horse. The horse is named Yummy – It’s so easy to do. It’s handy for quick dinners. It’s shelf stable. What more could we want?