I canned a batch of salsa yesterday. The original recipe is from my Ball Canning Book. I modify it a tiny bit. I canned 7 pints and had a little left to have fresh in the fridge. Zesty Salsamakes 7-9 pts. 10 cups chopped, seeded, peeled tomatoes (I used canned – diced and petite diced) …
Applesauce Pancakes, Applesauce Chicken and Southwestern Sweet Potatoes
I made pancakes last Friday. Figured I’d post the recipe. It’s from Justin’s mom. Applesauce Pancakes (I made them into blueberry applesauce pancakes) 1 egg 1/2 cup buttermilk (I just make sour milk…milk + vinegar) 1/2 cup applesauce 2 Tbsp. oil (I just use a little extra applesauce and leave this out) 1 cup flour …
Pork Chop and Potato Skillet
I made another Voogt family recipe last night. Normally it’s done in the oven. But I tried it in the crockpot so I could get it going earlier in the day when I had time. I think it works a little better in the oven since some of the liquid evaporates that way. But it …
Sweet Potato Fries and Hobo Dinners
Friday we had chicken nuggets (just cut up some chicken breasts, coat w/ breadcrumbs and bake) and sweet potato fries. I got the fry recipe from the Biggest Loser cookbook (snagged a few recipes before giving it to Sara:). I have sweet potatoes in the freezer that I’ve already cut in fry shape and partially …
Pesto Pork and Hot Taco Rice
Yesterday we had sun-dried tomato pesto stuffed pork. It was something I had in the freezer, so I didn’t make it from scratch yesterday. But I figured I’d still post the recipe. It’s a Robin Miller recipe. Tonight we’re having hot taco rice. I got the recipe from my mom. Can’t remember where she got …
Meatloaf and Spaghetti Sauce
Yesterday was fairly productive. I made another batch of granola in the morning. Later in the day I baked cookies, made meatloaf for dinner and made and canned a batch of spaghetti sauce. I made more sauce than I could can in one batch. The extra will probably go in the freezer. And I still …
Pizza Bugers
Last night was another Voogt family favorite – pizza burgers. Not really sure why they are called burgers. It’s a recipe from Justin’s mom, something he grew up eating. There are two recipes, but I kind of combined them into one last night to use the ingredients I had on hand. I’ll post both recipes. …
Hamburger Corn Bake
Last night I made an old favorite (of Justin’s). It’s a recipe from Justin’s mom. They grew up calling it 2nd favorite casserole (I’ll have to post favorite casserole the next time I make that:). I prepped it before breakfast yesterday and then it was ready to put in the oven in the evening. I …
Cherry Jam
I squeezed in another round of canning last night. I made cherry jam. This was my first time making canned jam (I’ve done freezer jam once). The most time consuming part is pitting and chopping the cherries. I did that earlier in the day so that I could do the jam fairly quickly after dinner. …
Pickles
I canned a batch of hamburger dill pickles last night (recipe from my Ball Blue Book of Preserving). This is my first attempt at pickles. I’m anxious to try them, but they have to soak for 4-6 weeks. I still have some sliced cucumbers left, so I might try to do another small batch. But …