Some of you who read this blog know that I occasionally go on these, 10euro a week grocery challenges. Now, keep in mind that there are some months when I need to stock up and spend my full grocery allowance per month which is $400 USD a month or at today’s exchange rate in Europe [...]
Like I don’t have enough to do! Well, the garden and canning and now sausage making are the activities I do to: save money eat better learn new skills add to my pantry relax get out of the office be a better homemaker Here are some photos:
Man! I have tons of tomatoes on my 24 tomato plants! It looks like this year will be fantastic for canning tomatoes and for making gazpacho. here is the status on the other plants: zucchini- we have eaten about 6 of them so far. onions- wonderful! and I keep replanting them as I use them. [...]
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
After Christmas Anita and I went to Makro (the Spanish version of SAM’s Club or COSTCO) so she could buy
Anita and I did some canning over the Christmas holidays. Above is the photo of some meatballs and bolognese sauce I made; 22 jars of one and 17 of another. I also canned chicken, butter beans, & taco soup (with ground beef, hominy etc). It’s funny to say that it’s fun and work at the [...]
Please leave your comments. One of my favorite things to do is can meat. It relaxes me and gives me a sense of satisfaction when I see all the jars lined up on the shelves. I always know when it’s time to can when I have a shelf of empty jars, so I start making [...]
It’s been busy around here! As you’ve already read, we had family for a visit, then another young woman came from France for 4 days and finally this weekend, we will have another gal in one of our ‘guestrooms’. Work is busy, church is busy and our house is staying full! In spite of all [...]
After my meeting on Monday night, I came home and canned 16 jars of spaghetti meat sauce. Since I don’t go to bed until 12-1am, I just got busy! Here’s the photo of my work: I also found some strawberries for a pretty good price (1€) a basket, so I bought 4 and made 7 [...]
I suppose that asking for meat for a birthday gift may seems weird to some of you, but to my way of thinking, it is prudent in these interesting days. Here’s what I think: I get to buy the meat~love doing that. I get to cut it up and prepare it. I get the fun [...]
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