Can you guess who's fluffy tail is this?Friday, September 17, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
You say Tomato, I say Tomahto
Do you say tomato, or do you say tomahto? Either way, this post is about, you guessed it, tomato!
Summertime means fresh tomatoes. I love fresh tomatoes! I very rarely buy tomatoes from the store and/or when they are not in season. I love eating them fresh from the garden with a little salt and pepper. I love making tomato salad with basil, mozzarella cheese. I love eating tomato sandwiches or BLTs. I love making salsa and pasta sauce....
If you love tomatoes as much as I do and if you have abundance of tomatoes from your garden, you would probably like the recipe that I found. I have made a lot of salsa this year and I've made enough pasta sauce to last us for the next 2 or more years! But I still have tons of tomatoes, what should I make next? Then it hit me! How about tomato jam? So I went on a search quest and found some tomato jam recipes. I made this recipe right away, it is so good on crackers with some cream cheese! Mmmm....
Sweet n' Spicy Tomato Jam - From White on Rice Couple
Note: I made some slight changes, will note them in red
1 lb (455 g) Tomatoes, roughly cut (some varieties may need to be peeled)
1/2 c (45 g) Golden Brown Sugar
1/2 Serrano Chili, seeded & finely diced (or whatever chili you like) I used 2 jalapenos because I like it hot!
4 whole Cloves
1″ stick Cinnamon, preferably Vietnamese Cinnamon I didn't add any cinnamon
1-2 T (15-30 ml) Red Wine Vinegar, depending on how tangy you want it I added 1/2 tablespoon more
1 1/2 T (20 ml) fresh Lime or Lemon juice, lime is our preference I didn't have any lemon/lime so I used Balsamic vinegar instead
1. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, then simmer over med-low heat. Stir occasionally and gently. Simmer about an hour or until the mixture thickens to a jam-like consistency (who’d have thought.)
2. Put tomato jam into sterilized jars. For longer storage, can in a water bath (cover with water about 1″ above jars & simmer for about 15 min.) or just store in the fridge to keep for a couple weeks.
Summertime means fresh tomatoes. I love fresh tomatoes! I very rarely buy tomatoes from the store and/or when they are not in season. I love eating them fresh from the garden with a little salt and pepper. I love making tomato salad with basil, mozzarella cheese. I love eating tomato sandwiches or BLTs. I love making salsa and pasta sauce....
If you love tomatoes as much as I do and if you have abundance of tomatoes from your garden, you would probably like the recipe that I found. I have made a lot of salsa this year and I've made enough pasta sauce to last us for the next 2 or more years! But I still have tons of tomatoes, what should I make next? Then it hit me! How about tomato jam? So I went on a search quest and found some tomato jam recipes. I made this recipe right away, it is so good on crackers with some cream cheese! Mmmm....
Sweet n' Spicy Tomato Jam - From White on Rice Couple
Note: I made some slight changes, will note them in red
1 lb (455 g) Tomatoes, roughly cut (some varieties may need to be peeled)
1/2 c (45 g) Golden Brown Sugar
1/2 Serrano Chili, seeded & finely diced (or whatever chili you like) I used 2 jalapenos because I like it hot!
4 whole Cloves
1″ stick Cinnamon, preferably Vietnamese Cinnamon I didn't add any cinnamon
1-2 T (15-30 ml) Red Wine Vinegar, depending on how tangy you want it I added 1/2 tablespoon more
1 1/2 T (20 ml) fresh Lime or Lemon juice, lime is our preference I didn't have any lemon/lime so I used Balsamic vinegar instead
1. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, then simmer over med-low heat. Stir occasionally and gently. Simmer about an hour or until the mixture thickens to a jam-like consistency (who’d have thought.)
2. Put tomato jam into sterilized jars. For longer storage, can in a water bath (cover with water about 1″ above jars & simmer for about 15 min.) or just store in the fridge to keep for a couple weeks.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Golden Friday
Spending a little mommy and me time.
June: Ear scratches from mom is so nice!
Samantha: Listening to my little baby brofur
June: Ear scratches from mom is so nice!
June & Mommy & Samantha's butt
June & Mommy
Samantha
Samantha & Mommy
Samantha loves to lay on mommy's belly
Samantha: Listening to my little baby brofurWednesday, September 8, 2010
Wordy Wednesday
Thank you for all your nice comment from last Friday's post. We are very excited about the new addition to the family and I really cannot wait for his arrival!
We have been busy, it's canning season and I have lots and lots of tomatoes! Here's the first batch of salsa I made. It's SPICY! Remember last Wednesday post? Those were roasted jalapenos that I freeze. I was going to use them in my salsa but I have since then gotten more jalapenos from the garden, so those will stay in the freezer for later consumption.
Oh, for those of you who were a little worried about my not wearing gloves, don't worry. I have learned it the hard waybefore(I wear contacts) so anything to do with hot peppers, you bet I'll be wearing gloves!
We have been busy, it's canning season and I have lots and lots of tomatoes! Here's the first batch of salsa I made. It's SPICY! Remember last Wednesday post? Those were roasted jalapenos that I freeze. I was going to use them in my salsa but I have since then gotten more jalapenos from the garden, so those will stay in the freezer for later consumption.
Oh, for those of you who were a little worried about my not wearing gloves, don't worry. I have learned it the hard waybefore(I wear contacts) so anything to do with hot peppers, you bet I'll be wearing gloves!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Golden Friday
Dear furfriends and human friends, today we are not posting any pictures of us. We are just going to post a picture of our mommy and her belly. She said our little brofur is in there.
Happy Labor Day Weekend efuryone! Have a safe trip if you are travelling!
Happy Labor Day Weekend efuryone! Have a safe trip if you are travelling!Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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