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In and Around the Home this Week

08:55, Friday, August 1, 2008 .. Posted in Homemaking .. 1 comments .. Link

The other night I realized that we are right in the middle of summer, which of course means that summer is half over. Where has it gone? It seems like yesterday I was coaxing along transplanted seedlings, and now here I am canning tomatoes. Yes, those large, juicy tomatoes are starting to trickle in in all their ripe glory. So much to be grateful for. Today I noticed the cayennes starting to redden, and some serrano peppers starting to grow. We lost all of our serrano peppers as seedlings and had to start over at a ridiculously late time. I didn't think we'd get any!

Since we are getting deeper by the day in tomatoes, I thought I'd share one of our favorite ways to use them up. This recipe is particularly good with cherry tomatoes, but you can use grape and teardrop ones too:

2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
1/4 cup diced red onion
3 T olive oil (extra virgin)
3 T fresh chopped basil
1/2 tsp. minced garlic

Combine all ingredients and season with salt and pepper. Brush bread with a little olive oil, then toast and add topping.

In the Garden: Our mammoth sunflowers are finally starting to bloom. Won't they be a cheery sight waving at people who drive along the road? Bell peppers are still going strong. The "highly experimental" sweet corn I planted is as tall as I am. Maybe it won't be so experimental after all.

On the Table: Shrimp enchiladas with green salsa, garden goodies on pizza, lemonade, sweet cherries, and my favorite lemon pie.

Around the Home: A bat. Yes, the winged kind. I saw it during the night as it flew out of a back room, up the hallway, and into the kitchen. My thoughts went like this: "Should I wake my husband? Well, what for, I mean, what's he going to do about a bat in the house in the middle of the night? Chase it with a broom? And anyway, the bedroom door is closed so it can't get us. Of course there's a bat in here. The attic is exposed and open, so we practically invited it inside. Even if we got it out, what would stop it from flying right back in? Nothing, that's what. I'm going to bed."

Praying for: Carrie on Tuesday, and you all know why.

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01:49, Sunday, August 3, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous
I have been following your blog for quite some time and it just seems like last week that you were excitedly planting your garden. Now, here you are, Queen of the Maters! BTW, did you ever find out if you can can cherry tomatoes? Blessings to you this day...v from n. Idaho

***Thanks, V. I love hearing from regular readers and wish that every one of you lived nearby so you could be the recipients of some tomatoes. And yes, you actually CAN can cherry tomatoes, even the green ones. I tried peeling a few the other day and it was very easy- the skin just slips off between your thumb and finger.****

Edited by Mennobrarian on Sunday, August 3, 2008 at 07:06

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