We love the wings, the legs & thighs and the breasts are probably the most loved by people and so versatile. I wonder if gals don’t cut up their own whole chickens because they don’t know what to do with the chicken backs. I look on these as 2-3 free meals!
Last week I got a really good price on apples so I bought 20 kilos or 44 lbs. I made apple pie filling which will be used both for pie and turnovers, apple sauce, both chunky & smooth and some with and without spices. I canned 49 jars in all and it should last us [...]
It´s time to start my Jalapeño peppers indoor! Our friends Tom and Jeanne, sent me this fantastic seed catalog and offered to send me seeds. I chose 2: peppers and kale (see photo). These peppers are extra large and good for canning, which is my intention. Since hot peppers and not available in Spain, I [...]
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 [...]
Day 15: Still my total for spending the last 15 days is: 19,50€ Spent today: $0 I’m still pretty weak and tired from having the flu this week but well enough to starting thinking about preparing food again. We’re finishing up with the last of the casserole and other leftovers but am looking at 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 [...]
Upon returning home from Chicago, I found that there were several opportunities to buy fruit and vegetables at really good prices. a 5 kilo bag of carrots @,45 “euro cents” a kilo apples for ,69 cents a kilo plums for ,69 cents a kilo I also brought back 2 ½ pounds of fresh jalapeños from [...]