This time of year, the garden is loaded with all of those wonderfully ripe red tomatoes. Unfortunately, that is not my garden today – but someday yes, it will be! We love all of those fresh homegrown vegetables this time of year. One of my favorite things about the month of August is the steady flow…
Have you canned fresh vegetables before? Only after I moved to small-town Iowa did I get to experience this rewarding task. I really walked quite blindly into it, but now it is something I look forward to doing – especially when you have a partner in crime – like Mom! Ha! She asked me if…
It’s that magical time of the summer when the tomatoes are perfect! One of my favorite jobs to give my kids is to “check the tomato plants for any red ones!” They delight in bringing me juicy, red treasures from our backyard. While we love our BLT’s around here, we also love using fresh tomatoes…