I'm back!
I'm back after a little over a week at the beach - where I didn't even go out ON the beach because of my Fred Flinstone-like feet. Oh, summer babies, how you change us so! I just couldn't quite bring myself to blog and visit you guys as much while there (slow Internet connection partly to blame), and guess what? Now I've returned with a horrible head cold (that no one else seems to have caught), and I'm pretty sure that cooking and baking for other people would NOT be the polite thing to do.
So you get a cop-out, er, catch-up post.
Remember this homemade tomato sauce from last summer? Well, it took me quite awhile to break out a jar and try it - and again, that's mostly to blame on my little one who has made me very sick for a very long time. (But that'll all be over in a few short weeks!) Let me just tell you what: This sauce is awesome. And it was so nice to have a ready-made meal! (All I did was brown and add some ground turkey to it and of course boiled the pasta.) It was so delicious and flavorful.
Since it's almost summer I HIGHLY recommend you guys try canning some of it yourselves! I know I'll be making more than four jars of it this summer so we can enjoy this delicious meal all year long!
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What a great idea to can your own tomato sauce. Enjoy the fruit of your labor all year 'round. I must confess that I'm a little bit scared of canning, though.
ReplyDeleteONE DAY I am going to be brave and try the whole canning thing. Today is not that day! But ONE day I will!! I can't believe you are going to have a baby in just a few weeks! I know you are SO excited!!!
ReplyDeleteWe planted a TON of tomato plants this year, so I just may try this. If I feel really daring...
ReplyDeleteI think that canning your own tomato sauce is a grand idea.. if only I could be that organized!!
ReplyDeleteYour recipe for tomato sauce sounds so good!
ReplyDeleteMan, this seems cost efficient and a great idea! I'm with everyone else, I think I'm scared of the whole canning thing. lol
ReplyDeleteWe did homemade tomato sauce when we lived in Kyrgyzstan...definitely different from jarred. Counting down the days, huh? :-)
ReplyDeletefred flintstone-like feet? oh, how i laugh (not at you, of course, but with you)! can you propel your car with those feet? cause that'd save you a ton of money on gas! :)
ReplyDeleteoh, and your sauce looks scrumptious!
oh i could imagine the taste of this tomato sauce. nothing could beat the taste of home-made recipes!!
ReplyDeletebtw,good luck on your pregnacy!!
Sign me up! This recipe looks fantastic, and my tomato plants are begging me to put them to good use. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing! We too did some tomato plants this summer so I'm hoping to get to make some sauces with them... canning, I'm not sure about but freezing some portions of homemade spaghetti sauce, yes please! In the meantime, feel free to toss any of your yummy sauce that your soon-to-be-mommy tummy can't take up to DC! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the homemade tomatoe sauces & salsas. You have inspired me to get with the program when I locate some great tomatoes down here. The whole dish looks so very light & great for summer. Yum!
ReplyDeleteHome made tomoato sauce is the best! Hope you feel better!
ReplyDeleteHi Abby,
ReplyDeleteStopping by again..how's your pregnancy? Not long to go eh? We've just moved from other province and now still trying to settle down. Have not got any internet connection, so I should wait for sometime to update my blog.
Hope everything is fine with you there! Take care dear...
Hey, Abby. If you're up for it, I just tagged you on my bloggie. I was hoping to lure you into another blog, though I'm sure you're tired and prepping for baby. Hope you're well!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of eating homemade tomato sauce that you made and canned last summer. Very neat!
ReplyDeleteAri (Baking and Books)