September 6, 2010

Apricot Chutney and Apricot Jam

Our neighbor John has apricot trees and has way more apricots than he knows what to do with. He asked my husband to come and pick some for us and said husband came back with three ice cream buckets overflowing with apricots. I’m not a huge apricot fan, mostly because they aren’t very sweet. What […]

October 7, 2008

Fresh Veggie Salsa

I got this recipe from a girl I used to work with. She grew up on a farm and was the canning QUEEN. 8 Jalapeno Peppers (I use 4.  I used 8 once and steam literally blew out my ears. I kid you not.) 7 cups chopped tomatoes (peeled) 1 cup chopped green pepper 2 […]

September 21, 2008

Plum Chutney

This is Karen’s Grandma’s recipe.  I felt bad for eating all of Karen’s stores, so I made my own batch. Twice. OK, fine. Four times. INGREDIENTS 1 cup light brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 3/4 cup white vinegar ~~~~~~~~ 1 tsp crushed red pepper (optional) (I did not use it) 2 tsp salt 2 […]

September 19, 2006

Antipasto (from the Best of Bridge) – modified

Do all chopping first. This will take about 2 hours, but a blender shouldn’t be used. (A mini chopper works great, and cuts the time!). Cook, stirring constantly, 10 minutes: 1 cup olive oil 1 very large cauliflower, cut into bite sized pieces 2 tins rip olives (the bigger tins), chopped 1 16oz tin broken […]