Tag Archives: tomatoes
Tomato Canning Tutorial
Today’s guest post comes from Laura of A Pug in the Kitchen. I’ve known Laura for the longest of all my bloggy friends and she graciously agreed to do this tutorial after “canning tomato sauce” won my poll and I realized … Continue reading
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Garden Tomato Soup
Or, “Tomato Soup, Hold the Fingertip” After cutting my thumb in my first attempt to make tomato soup out of my garden’s bounty, I decided to get right back on the horse. 3 Tbsp butter 1 large or 2 small … Continue reading
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Red White and Blue
I guess that hot weather was just what my tomatoes needed! Some are going strong while some plants are looking pretty sad… But after the trip out to the garden today, I have renewed hope that I might just be … Continue reading
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Saturday in the Garden
I finally got out to the garden today to attend to the broken sunflowers from Tropical Storm Hanna. I ended up removing them all and throwing them in the woods. I saved some of the heads for the seeds, which … Continue reading
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Garden Supper
Just when I start to feel like it’s fall, the ripe tomatoes in my garden remind me that it’s still summer! Tonight I was so happy to pick the first lettuce from my second planting, after a few weeks without … Continue reading
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Garden Update
It’s been a while since I posted pictures from my gardens, so I thought it was time. The hydrangeas and petunias in the front are really doing well. However, my formerly blue hydrangeas have turned a shade of lilac-blue due … Continue reading
