Homemade Tomato Soup

What a mess it makes!!

But the end result is so yummy!!!

1/2 bushel tomato juice

Blend and put through juicer or Victorio Strainer

1 bunch celery

6 onions

3 red peppers

3 to 6 green peppers

Add to boiling juice

1 Cubed butter

1 c. Sugar (optional)

1 c. Flour

1/4 c. Sea Salt

Homemade Salsa

Last year I had lots of tomatoes and onions. I decide to make some salsa for dinner one night. It was a hit. That made me so happy especially seeing how easy it was to make. I decided to bottle some for winter use.

Tomatoes (cut up in big or little chunks)

Onions (diced)

Peppers (your favorite colors)

Jalopinos (if you like it hot)

Mix together and there you have it! There is nothing like FRESH and HOMEMADE!

Zucchini, Zucchini, Zucchini!!

I have so many zucchinis in my garden. This is my first year growing them

and I didn't realize how big the plant gets and how much just one plant produces. So I have a row with maybe 8 plants. Therefore I can't keep up with them. My kids cry when they see them on the table for dinner. I can't give them away. My neighbors are getting sick of them as well. I started shredding them and putting them in my freezer. This way I can make bread or soups with it in the winter months. Here's to them tasting as good as they do fresh from the garden!

Fried zucchini - So yummy!

Zucchini Bisque - My favorite on a fall day

Zucchini Bread

Canned Peaches - mmmm!

These are so easy. Clean peaches. place in boiling water for 5 seconds and pull skin off. Take pit out and cut into slices or halves. Fill your jars (wash jars in really hot water or in your dishwasher before you fill) up. Fill water all the way to the top. Put lids on (Boil lids in a pan of water for 3 minutes). Put your bottles in a Water Bath Canner (a huge pot with a lifting rack to sanitize the jars of peaches after filling (about $30 to $35 at mall kitchen stores and local "big box" stores, but it's usually cheaper online from our affiliates) You CAN use a large pot instead, but the canners are deeper, and have a rack top make lifting the jars out easier. If you plan on canning every year, they're worth the investment

Grocery List #4

Sloppy Joes

This recipe is sooo good! Way better than anything you can get out of a can from the grocery store. A really quick and easy meal.

Saute Together

2 lbs beef (browned and drained if any fat)

Onion (diced)

Green Peppers (diced)

Mix together with Sauted

1 can Chicken gumbo soup

2 can Tomato paste (add one at a time/eye ball it)

Spice it up with chilli powder, Salt and Pepper.

Homemade Pizza

My mom made homemade pizza all the time while I was a kid. We called it "Momma Miller Pizza". It was popular among our relatives and friends. Now it is something I enjoy making for my little family. Customize your pizza thin/thick crust. Use your favorite bread dough. This is my favorite. Add Spagettii sauce, cheese (my mom likes cheddar. Mozarella is our favorite. Both are great!) Toppings...pepperoni, pineapple and ham (my favorite), meat lovers, veggie style, chicken barbeque, and yes even anchovies (not a family favorite). It is so easy to make. I even have my children help. Hopefully this will become one of your favorites as well.