It has been a beautiful day for a drive. We got to Greensboro around 2PM, checked in to the hotel and got our registration packet for the competition. I even managed to pick up the dress one of the ladies in the Dancing with the Stars of the 'Burg wants to try on as an option for the event. We even found a vest for one of the men. The costuming is getting there!
Our first heat is not until 12:59PM tomorrow. Hair/makeup appointment is at 9AM.
And we get to visit with DS this evening - that is a pleasant surprise.
No luck in finding jewelry for the DWTS event - not much selection from the one vendor with jewelry. So I'll have to do that on-line. Don't know if we'll have a chance to see any of the championship level dancing tonight. But I'll willingly give that up for a chance to visit. We haven't seen DS since February.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Tomato sauce
I got a wild hare this week that I wanted to make tomato sauce. I've never made tomato sauce. I've never done any canning. I've made jelly a few times, but not recently.
So, I stopped at the vegetable stand on the way home from work on Thursday. They have about 20 varieties of tomatoes. I know that plum tomatoes or Roma tomatoes are supposed to be good for sauce, but that was one variety they did NOT have. So I asked the woman who owns the stand if the ones labeled "local - grown in Keezletown" would make good sauce. They would, so then to decide how many to buy - she suggested that they sell 1/2 bushels for canning - hmm, that sounded like too many tomatoes. So she had a box with a few pounds in it - ones with a couple of bruises, etc, that weren't pretty for using at the table - and suggested they would be good for sauce; the whole lot for $2. Well, I figured I couldn't go wrong for $2, so they went home with me. Since DH was working late, I put a pot on the stove and started peeling tomatoes. I peeled them, cut out the bruised parts, squeezed out as much of the seeds as I could, then chopped and put them in a pot.
After about 2 hours of simmering, everything was broken down and about the right consistency. I used my immersion blender to smooth it out a little more, then packaged it up into 2 quart-size zip bags which I put in the freezer.
Today, I used my homemade tomato sauce to make spaghetti sauce. Yum! It tasted different than using canned tomato sauce - it's sweeter. Next time I do this, I won't put any sugar into the spaghetti sauce. So this week, I may take the woman at the farm stand up on her suggestion of 1/2 bushel.
So, I stopped at the vegetable stand on the way home from work on Thursday. They have about 20 varieties of tomatoes. I know that plum tomatoes or Roma tomatoes are supposed to be good for sauce, but that was one variety they did NOT have. So I asked the woman who owns the stand if the ones labeled "local - grown in Keezletown" would make good sauce. They would, so then to decide how many to buy - she suggested that they sell 1/2 bushels for canning - hmm, that sounded like too many tomatoes. So she had a box with a few pounds in it - ones with a couple of bruises, etc, that weren't pretty for using at the table - and suggested they would be good for sauce; the whole lot for $2. Well, I figured I couldn't go wrong for $2, so they went home with me. Since DH was working late, I put a pot on the stove and started peeling tomatoes. I peeled them, cut out the bruised parts, squeezed out as much of the seeds as I could, then chopped and put them in a pot.
Today, I used my homemade tomato sauce to make spaghetti sauce. Yum! It tasted different than using canned tomato sauce - it's sweeter. Next time I do this, I won't put any sugar into the spaghetti sauce. So this week, I may take the woman at the farm stand up on her suggestion of 1/2 bushel.
Stash report - 29 August 2010
Nothing bought this week, and a little bit used.
In this week: 0 yds
Out this week: 1.08 yds
In YTD: 75.13 yds
Out YTD: 30.87 yds
Net for the year: 44.26 yds added.
Check out Judy's blog for how everyone else did this week.
In this week: 0 yds
Out this week: 1.08 yds
In YTD: 75.13 yds
Out YTD: 30.87 yds
Net for the year: 44.26 yds added.
Check out Judy's blog for how everyone else did this week.
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