So Bill and I are in California for the 2019 harvest. We rented a house in Yountville and we were elated to discover a healthy and prosperous fig tree in the back yard herunterladen! California has the perfect climate for growing figs and to our advantage, fresh figs are in peak season mid to late […]
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Canning Tomatoes
I received these Roma tomatoes free from my friend Ginny who simply didn’t have time to can this year. The original batch was very large and had blight, which is a disease caused by a fungus-like organism that spreads rapidly in the foliage and tubers or fruit of potatoes and tomatoes in wet weather, causing […]
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I almost never write down exactly what I do for salsa and I admit that my recipe has changed year to year! I typically look on line and see what is in other recipes and wing it based on what I have on hand in my fridge and pantry and tweak it as I go […]
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So a few weeks ago, my friend Jen offered me a bunch of fresh green beans and all of the fixings to make Dilly beans (pickled green beans). She had run out of time before travels and didn’t want them to go to waste. I’m adventurous and though I have not made dilly green beans before, […]
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