The end of summer is officially here, but the weatherman must not have gotten the memo. It was a very cool summer (only got above 100 once).... until now! We had over 100 yesterday and will again today. I will not complain, though because my friends in TX had MANY days over 100 with the humidity. Man, I love living in N. CA!
Since it is the end of summer, it's time to do some canning. Oh, wait... I don't can! Instead, I love freezer bags and the freezer. Much easier! Night before last, I roasted the remainder of my bell peppers and froze them. I just cut them in half and sprayed a little olive oil on them then popped them into the oven for about an hour or so... then put them in a covered bowl... peeled them and froze them.
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| This is the final harvest from the summer garden (except for a few beans, okra and tomatoes still holding on) |
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| Ready to go in the oven |
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| YUM! |
Yesterday, I did the same with my tomatoes. I cut them into quarters, added crushed garlic, fresh rosemary sprigs, thyme sprigs, oregano and basil, onion and olive oil. Roasted them at 375 for about an hour and a half. Peeled and pureed them then cooked on the stove top for a few hours to thicken it up some. After it cooled I froze them in quart bags. I didn't add any of the spices when I pureed it and cooked it, so it is a very basic tomato puree that I will pull from the freezer then I need it. I may have to go to the farmers market this weekend and see if there are any good tomatoes left and do some diced and whole tomatoes. I must say, my house smelled like Italian heaven all day yesterday. Can't wait for winter when I can pull one out and have a taste of summer!
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| Most of these tomatoes came from a friend (mine are the smaller ones with stems still on them) |
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| Ready to go into the oven. |
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| Hot out of the oven. |
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| HOURS later.... viola... puree. |
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