Tis the season of Corn

It's beginning to look very green and yellow around here. Corn is coming in and we love it. Most of ours got hailed out but we are lucky the Rieder Land and Ranch offered some of theirs.  It is so good and sweet !

Have you ever seen such beautiful sweet corn? 

I saved the cobs for the chickens. They politely said thank you very much. 

Today's corn recipe is corn salsa and all from around here...well, everything except the corn was grown here on the homestead...and the salt and lime.  smile.

4 ears of corn cooked how you like it - I boiled mine for 3 minutes and remove from cob

1/2 chopped onion - from the garden

2 chopped garlic cloves  - from the garden

teaspoon of dried cilantro - from the garden

handful of sliced cherry tomatoes - from the garden

tablespoon chopped jalapeno - from the garden

large pinch of salt

tablespoon of lime juice

Mix together. It is best if it sits but otherwise just enjoy. 

I love this gift my mom gave me. It is a little teapot she kept from her high school day and a date.  

It is from the 1930's her date was 16 years later. I love this birthday present.

More useful treasures from the past I have collected.

Yesterday, we found out we are having a grandson in the future. My daughter-in-law and her family have such a grand way of celebrating the everyday of life.  They had a reveal party without my son and daughter-in-law knowing what the baby would be. Here are some of the games they play up until the reveal. 

Congratulations and we are so excited.

Happy Funday Sunday!

peace, health, and happiness 

Canning Sauerkraut today

Nothing is better to me than brats and sauerkraut on a fall day or any day.  Sauerkraut is actually very good for you creating good gut bacteria and improves digestion.   It's what's for dinner tonight. 

It has been six weeks since I shredded cabbage and layered it in the crock with sea salt. It is fermented and ready to go.   Yes, there was a little scum on the top but that is part of the process...have a momentary freakout and get over it.  Now take that off. 

The jars are ready to go. 

It was a small batch of 4 jars but they look awesome. 

Other stuff around the homestead....

zucchini is actually giving it a go after being hailed out before. 

Radishes are looking good. (whoa, what's with the fuzzy picture?)

Chickens doing a good job. 

Milk still coming in from the goats.

And thank you Chad for the corn again from the Rieder Ranch!!! 

Since I was hailed out this year I will be heading to the vegetable stand for pickling cucumbers and tomatoes today on my dinner hour.

Heading to the library our television series are in ! The Vikings and Turn

August is WIP - Finish Works in Progress Month

This month I am working on finishing all those little projects that I never got around to finishing, including myself. 

I have a large bag of dried beans, thanks to our rancher friend, Lori.  I love beans! But I need space in our shipping container so project one - can pintos.  It is super simple. 

Washing and preparing my jars....

Heating my canning water. 

Quart jars + 1 cup dried beans  + 1 teaspoon of salt.

Fill jars with hot water to the ridge of the jar.

Put on sterilized tops and rings. Tighten equally and placed in pressure canner. 

Process in a pressure canner at 15 lbs (remember I am at high altitude!) for 90 minutes.

14 quarts were canned. 

They turn out amazing. Yep, they all sealed too! *pop*

The tractor is also great as a lounge chair...a very large lounge chair!

Dude eats an egg sandwich on rye every morning. It fits perfectly on the bread so every bite is egg. Just use a plastic square container, this is from lunch meat in days past. Spray with cooking spray. Crack two eggs in the container, scramble, and add salt and pepper. Cover with a paper towel. This size container takes 1 min and 20 seconds in the microwave.  Perfect . Dude likes a tiny bit of mayonnaise added. 

Fluffy morning. 

Cleaning and bagging carrots. 

Swiss Chard getting ready for a bath before going into the dehydrator. 

WIP self - Working on thinking and surrounding myself with positive words. In the first hour of the day I found it a slight bit of a struggle...who knew I was such a negative cookie.   Dang! I am definitely a WIP

Have a great day!

peace, health, and happiness