This soup was SUPER easy. One thing I love about the Simply in Season recipes, they are easy and lend themselves to adapting to whatever you have on hand. PrintFresh Tomato Soup Ingredients8 tomatoes 4 cloves garlic, minced 3 cups water (or vegetable juice) 2 chicken bouillon cubes (or vegetable) 1 tsp sugar snipped fresh basil to tasteInstructionsChop the tomatoes…
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Pickled Green Beans / Dilly Beans / Canning 101
My first foray into canning: success! Last year I took a canning class at my CSA. It was so fun that I went out and bought a water bath canner, which is basically a large pot with a rack. I received several canning/food preservation books from my mom for Christmas so I scoured them and one common recipe was Dilly…
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No rules, just right.
Last night I started to think about what “rules” I would give myself for this challenge. Would I give myself a deadline? I looked at the table of contents for each season and there are 27 Breads recipes, 10 Breakfast recipes, 36 Soup recipes, 29 Salad recipes, 37 Sides, 75 Main Dishes, 47 Desserts, and 42 Extras. I started to…
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Hello world!
So, I’m starting a fresh blog on WordPress. Blogger was a bit clunky. I took a break while I blogged on my Diet Boot Camp experience. But now I’m back at it! In my continued quest for realistic simple living, and inspired by Julie and Julia, I will be cooking through Simply in Season. More to come!