Roasted Red Peppers

I bought 3 kilos of really nice red peppers for a good price in Madrid then roasted and canned them. Here are the results: About 20 large red peppers rendered 16 jars of peppers. Amazon.com Widgets



Oranges

Amazon.com Widgets Well, here we are in the village, and the day we came in, our neighbor came with this bag of oranges from her tree. Boy, the way the Lord provides is just wonderful! Now I’m in the process of looking for recipes that make  use of them. Here are a few recipes that [...]



Starting my tomato plants

I’ve started 2 trays of tomato seeds.  Can you see the 2 tiny little sprouts? One in a plum tomato and the other a large tomato called ‘muchamiel’  and these tomatoes have red bottoms and green tops. Last year the only ones that did well, were the cherry tomatoes, of which I will plant more [...]



Oregano

I realized, that I am nearly out of oregano! Yes, I can buy it here; but since I have the seeds, why not just grow it? Amazon.com Widgets It has been just freezing here…literally! The snow is on the ground and even the greenhouse is cold. I have a tray of oregano started in the [...]



Canning Beef Stew

After Christmas Anita and I went to Makro (the Spanish version of SAM’s Club or COSTCO) so she could buy