Pin ItI’m no master gardener, but I am a perfectionist and rather thorough when I decide to tackle a project. Three years ago, my new thing was vegetable gardening. As a result of all my reading, watching me plant a tomato is almost like watching me make a complicated recipe in my kitchen. The 8 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'tomatoes'
How to Plant Tomatoes: 8 Things I Put in the Tomato Planting Hole
June 10th, 2010 · 26 Comments · Organic Gardening
Results of Last Week for my Readers
January 6th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized
Pin ItI must be missing my girlfriends after the holiday break stuck with enjoying my family. I just want to chat away and tell you all a bunch of random stuff related to Kitchen Stewardship. If you’ll indulge me (again), here I go: I ordered and received the canned tomatoes in glass jars from Tropical [...]
Tags: antibacterial soap·canned goods·Cleaning·Michael Pollan·soap·tomatoes
Canned Tomatoes in Glass Jars
December 22nd, 2009 · 9 Comments · Uncategorized
Pin ItA note for all those trying to avoid BPA in tomato cans, especially after this post: Watch Tropical Traditions for occasional free shipping deals, and get: 7 oz. organic tomato paste in glass jars = $1.99 each. 24 oz. organic strained tomatoes in glass jars = $2.79 each. Must order $16 worth to get [...]
What I Read This Week (And Wish I Hadn’t)
December 18th, 2009 · 33 Comments · Big Changes, Food for Thought
Pin ItThe 7 Foods Experts Won’t Eat. I’m no expert, which I’ve proven time and time again, and I never know who to listen to, but here’s yet another article that has given me food for thought. (Thanks to Musings of a Housewife!) I swore this summer after canning tomatoes for the first time that [...]
Tags: apples·canned goods·canning·dirty dozen·organic·potatoes·tomatoes
Tuesday Twister: My Kitchen Firsts This Week
August 18th, 2009 · 29 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality, KS lifestyle, My Story, What to Buy
Pin ItGNOWFGLINS has a new regular carnival called Tuesday Twister, “What’s Twisting in Your Kitchen This Week?” that I probably won’t participate in very often, but this week I am proud of all the new things I’ve tried. Here are the kitchen adventures I’ve embarked upon for the first time this week: Canning pickles (first [...]
Tags: apples·canning·freezer·lacto-fermentation·oatmeal·pickles·produce·salsa·tomatoes
Recipe Connection: Katie’s Frugal Homemade Pizza Sauce
May 1st, 2009 · 9 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Do It Yourself, Frugality, Recipes, Super Foods, Upgraded Nutrition
Pin ItHere’s another happy use for tomatoes for you this week! This Lent I gave up all white and corn sugars, so I had to figure out how to do a lot of things without sugar, which is in SO many processed foods. I didn’t find a spaghetti sauce that was “clean”, and although pizza [...]
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Happy Uses for Tomatoes
April 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Super Foods
Pin ItInstead of a Monday Mission about tomatoes this week, I’m going to give you a pat on the back…for most families, you already eat a lot of tomatoes — we all eat pizza, spaghetti sauce, and probably often use canned tomatoes and sauce in recipes like chili and pasta dishes. You just learned in [...]
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