Seriously Now.......Recipes/Ideas?

What we do is..
give it away to people that need or want it. There are so many people

that do not have gardens for various reasons and love it when they can get fresh vegetables

without having to pay a lot for them.


As for recipes, I need more time to get them out to post Tasha. lol


Hugs backatcha, Jeanne

tasha_111 said:

Jeanne
That is the problem........Everyone here has HUGE gardens and most grow their own stuff, (I know, I've been selling them the plants for the past 2 months LOL) Anyway..I am going to try to sell some roadside, we live on a GREAT corner......Right on Highway #3 at a Stop sign......So I have several varieties including an English Heirloom variety that I have grown for years t'other side of the pond.

Tomatoes here are GRAVOLTING! I have never found owt worth eating since I moved here 6 years ago. No Taste to them at all. Maybe if they get a taste for the Moneymaker tomatoes I could be Rich......And Famous!???

Ok, I'll still talk to those who knew me when I was Poor and Unknown LOL

Might get a big sign made up "DAFT SODS TOMS!"

Hugs to ya Jxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

OH, just thought of this
If you have freezer room, you can blanch the tomatoes ( boil whole in water until the skin peels right off ) let them cool, slice them up and put them in freezer bags to use in the winter for chili, spanish rice, spaghetti sauce, anything that doesn't require a "pretty" looking tomato slice.

And, for green peppers, I just dice them into lil pieces and put them in small freezer bags to add to your winter "specialties" too.

And, with that sign DAFT SODS TOMATOES, everyone will be stopping cuz everyone loves the DAFT SODS! lol

Love, Jeanne

tasha_111 said:

Jeanne
That is the problem........Everyone here has HUGE gardens and most grow their own stuff, (I know, I've been selling them the plants for the past 2 months LOL) Anyway..I am going to try to sell some roadside, we live on a GREAT corner......Right on Highway #3 at a Stop sign......So I have several varieties including an English Heirloom variety that I have grown for years t'other side of the pond.

Tomatoes here are GRAVOLTING! I have never found owt worth eating since I moved here 6 years ago. No Taste to them at all. Maybe if they get a taste for the Moneymaker tomatoes I could be Rich......And Famous!???

Ok, I'll still talk to those who knew me when I was Poor and Unknown LOL

Might get a big sign made up "DAFT SODS TOMS!"

Hugs to ya Jxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Tasha
Where did you live in England Tasha?

I'll do some recipe ideas tomorrow...on my way for a late appointment at the hospital now.

Marcia527 said:

I thought TOM stood for
I thought TOM stood for 'tomorrow'.

TOM?
I thought TOM was short for Thomas! lol ok, I couldn't resist.

tasha_111 said:

Good Old Blighty.......
Hi Sausageroll. I was born in Leicestershire, Moved to Gloucestershire (Stow-on-the-Wold), then the Lake District (Eskdale/Skafell), then back to Leicestershire (Barrow-upon-Soar).. Finally Lincolnshire (Walcot/Folkingham)

I bet you have heard of them........

Hugs Jxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Leicestershire
I have very good friends in Leicestershire! What a beautiful countryside that is! I was there back in the 70's and fell in love with the area. HUGS!! Cathy

tasha_111 said:

Cathy
I lived in Leicestershire a lot............Barrow-upon-soar. Sileby, Loughborough, Great Glen. Birstal..........Rutland..........Market Harborough, Skeffington.........TELL ME WHERE? Hugs Jxxxxxxxxxxxx

Tasha
Hi Tasha! I have no idea. It was a long time ago and I haven't been in touch with them for years. I just know it was beautiful countryside. Cows walking down the streets and cookoo birds doing what they do. I loved everything about the place.Their name is Reeves. HUGS!! Cathy

Freezing sounds good...
at least for the onions, peppers, and probably even the carrots. The carrots will need to be blanched first. I would think you could make guatamole (sp?)from the artichokes and freeze that, too.

Tomatoes, I know from my folks, is better canned. My folks make spaghetti sauce and store it for up to two years. It's great. According to my folks, it's not hard to can tomatoes.

You could contact your local extension service and they may be able to advise as to what can be done with the other veggies and even some "how-to" ideas for canning.

If you have a little eggplant, you could make a great rattatooli (sp?) mixed with the tomatoes, peppers, and onions. Veggie stir-fries and eggrolls are great with the cabbage, onions, cauliflower, and peppers.

Have fun!
dmc

chenheart said:

Cooking......
I sooo reccommend Salsa, and Mississippi Caviar, and Ratatouille, Marinara Sauce, Tomato Pie and Gaspacho for starters. If you Google EASY recipes for the aforementioned, it will save me typing time, and give you the opportunity to sift through the ingredients you have, and add or eliminate those you don't want/have in your garden! I adore cooking and have made everything I mentioned...you can too! :-)

Hugs,
Claudia

Ratatouille-
so that's how it's spelled! Wow, I'm a lousy speller. Thank goodness for Spell Check (which I don't know if I can access it on this site). That's why everyone sees (sp?) so often in my posts. Oh well.
dmc

chenheart said:

Spell check!
:-) dmc...and by the way, my Mom was MaryJayne, and was always called Em, EmJay, but mostly Emmy by friends and family~ so I smile when I see your name.

Hugs,
Claudia

Home Grown Tomatoes?
My mouth is watering. What I wouldn't give now for a BLT with homegrown tomatoes (or anything with homegrown tomatoes).

I live in Phoenix and they don't know what a homegrown tomatoe is unless they came from the midwest.

I'm sure you'll find a jillion things to do with your crops. Ahhh, I miss Illinois so much.

Love,
Maryann