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Squash Recipes

Squash Apple Soup Recipe

Squash and Apple Soup

I do not grow butternut squash in my garden since it takes up a lot of space. However, there is a farmer about four miles away that sells butternut squash for $1.00 each. Every year I buy 10 or 20 for storage, roasting and freezing. This squash apple soup recipe happens to be one of my favorites. This recipe makes enough for several days of soup or enough to package and freeze. Unless you happen to have a pressure cooker, you should not try canning.

Ingredients

16 cups cubed seeded peeled butternut squash
2 large apples, peeled, chopped
2 large onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
4 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp. pepper
6 cups chicken stock
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
12 oz fat free vanilla yogurt
4 tbsp. chopped fresh chives

Directions

To make squash apple soup start with: In a large pot, mix squash, apple, onion, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and pepper. Add the chicken stock. Cover and heat over medium-high heat (so you don’t burn the squash) until the soup starts boiling. Reduce heat; simmer covered about 20 minutes or until squash is tender.

Using an immersion blender or food processor, blend until smooth (I like to have some chunks in my soup so I usually remove about 1/4 to 1/3 before blending. I add back after blending). Stir in heavy cream and yogurt. Heat over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until heated through. Ladle the squash apple soup into bowls; sprinkle with fresh chives.

As a substitute for butternut squash you can use yellow summer squash in the squash apple soup. The yellow squash meat is as tender and the skin of yellow summer squash is edible which makes baking and scrapping out the meat (as you do for butternut squash) not necessary.

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Tomato Recipes

Salsa Recipe

Salsa Recipe

Making this salsa recipe is easy when your garden is in full swing. Most of the ingredients are vegetable garden staples – tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, spice, etc. This recipe allows you to either can or refrigerate your salsa. Once you have this basic salsa recipe down – improvise and try to make it your own. You can even combine the ingredients in a large bowl and use fresh without any cooking.

What you need – Kitchen supplies

Pot large enough to use as a canner
canning jars
canning seals and rings
jar lifter
canning funnel
large pot
bowls
large spoons
sharp knife
towels and dish cloths
ladle

Ingredients

10 cups chopped cored peeled tomatoes (about 25 medium)
5 cups chopped seeded green bell peppers (about 4 large)
5 cups chopped onions (about 6 to 8 medium)
2-1/2 cups chopped seeded chili peppers (about 13 medium)
1-1/4 cups cider vinegar
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 Tbsp finely chopped cilantro
1 Tbsp salt
1 tsp tobasco sauce

Directions:

Fill a large pot about 1/2 full and place on high heat.

Heat jars and lids in simmering water until ready for use. Do not boil. Set bands aside.

Combine tomatoes, green peppers, onions, chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, cilantro, salt and tobasco sauce, in a large stainless steel saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and boil gently, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. You have just made a nice salsa. If you want, refrigerate and use as you like.

For canning:

Ladle hot salsa into hot jars (use a funnel it keeps things clean), leaving about 1/2 inch head space. Stir each jar with a clean knife to remove air bubbles and adjust head space, if necessary, by adding hot salsa. Wipe rim. Center lid on jar. Apply band until fit is fingertip tight.

Process both pint and half pint jars in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Remove jars and cool. Check lids for seal after 24 hours.If the lid pops it isn’t sealed and the jar should be placed in the fridge and used within 2 weeks.

Green Bean Recipes

Dilly Beans Recipe

Dilly Beans Recipe

What you need – Kitchen supplies

water bath canner
canning jars
canning seals and rings
jar lifter
canning funnel
large pot
bowls
large spoons
sharp knife
towels and dish cloths
ladle

Ingredients

Green Beans – enough to make 4 pints or about 2 pounds
2 tsp of dill seed
4 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup canning salt
2 1/2 cups vinegar
2 1/2 cups water
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp of alum

Directions

dilly beans are easy to make but include a lot of timed stepsDilly beans are basically a pickling process. Below is the “soup-to-nuts” to take beans from the garden and pickle them into dilly beans that can be enjoyed for up to 1 year.

Process your green beans – wash beans – snap off ends and snap (break or cut) to jar length. If there appears to be “strings” on the beans – pull them off.

Sterilize your jars and lids. Put 1/2 tsp dill seed and 2 cloves of garlic and 1/8 tsp cayenne in each jar after sterilized.

Pack the jars firmly with processed green beans and, leaving 1/2-inch space from the top of the jar.

Combine -vinegar, water and salt to make the pickling solution or brine. Bring this to a boil.

Turn the heat off your brine and when bubbling stops add the alum and stir.

Ladle the brine over the beans. Fill the jars so that the liquid covers the beans but leave just enough head space (about a ¼ – ½ inch) at the jar top to allow for expansion when processing in the hot-water bath. Use a knife and gently stir each jar to remove any trapped bubbles.Boo the cat likes to participate in cooking activities

Process the jars in a canning pot for 8 minutes if under 1,000 FT or 10 minutes from 1,000 – 6,000 FT. Remove and allow to cool, making sure the jars have sealed by pressing on the lid. If it pops up the lid isn’t sealed and should be placed in the fridge and used within 2 weeks.

Dilly Beans will be ready to eat within a week and are good for about a year.

 

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Recipes

Blackberry Recipes

Blackberry Recipes

 

Blackberry Cobbler

Blackberry Pie

Blackberry Cheesecake

Blackberry Trifle

Berry-Rhubarb Pie

Blackberry Custard Pie

Blackberry Tart

Blackberry Roll

Blackberry Vinaigrette

 

Blackberries are truly a great fruit. They are widely distributed and wild varieties are juicy and sweet. For the health lovers blackberries are rich in antioxidants and flavor. If you have a favorite blackberry recipe you would like us to post send an email

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Blackberry Recipes

Berry-Rhubarb Pie Recipe

Berry-Rhubarb Pie Recipe

Ingredients

Filling:
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 cup blackberries
1 cup raspberries
2 cups rhubarb, cut into 1/2 -inch pieces
1 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Pastry:
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup shortening
4 tablespoons ice-cold water
half-and-half
sugar

Instructions

To make the filling, mix sugar and flour. Add to fruits. Refrigerate overnight. Just before adding to pie shell, stir in melted butter and lemon juice.

To make the pastry, mix flour and salt. Add butter and shortening. Mix until texture is like coarse cornmeal. Place 1/3 of the mixture in a separate bowl. Add water and form a paste. Put this back with the rest of the flour mixture and mix in. Form a ball. Let sit at least 20 minutes before rolling out. Divide in half. Roll out bottom crust and place in pie pan.

Pour in filling. Roll out remaining crust and place on top. Crimp edges. Brush lightly with half-and-half. Sprinkle lightly with sugar. Bake at 400°F. for 10 minutes, then turn the temperature down to 350°F. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes until the crust is golden-brown.

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Pike Recipes

Fillets of Northern Pike with Wine Sauce

Fillets of Northern Pike with Wine Sauce

This recipe of fillets of Northern Pike with wine sauce can just as easily be made with pickerel. Living in “up-state” New York, we have the ability to fish for good sized pike and pickerel from summer right into a cold but often very productive ice fishing season. Too often I see people throw good sized fish back because they are “bony”. Take your time when cutting/filleting. A little effort to pull any leftover bones will be worth the effort.

Ingredients:

4 lbs. of pike fillet
½ cup of flour seasoned to taste with salt and pepper
4 tablespoons of cooking oil
¼ cup minced onion
½ cup peeled and chopped tomatoes
½ cup dry white wine – use a wine you would drink
½ cup of slice mushrooms sauteed
2 tablespoons of chopped parsley

Heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium high heat. Once the oil is hot enough, add the chopped onions. Take fillets and dredge in the flour mixture. Add fillets to the saucepan and cook until brown on all sides. Remove the fillets to a rack in a warmed oven to keep hot and to allow any oil to drip off.
When the onions finish browning, add the tomatoes and wine. Cook for approximately 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and parsley – cook long enough just to heat and soften the mushrooms.

Pour sauce over the fillets and serve.