Okay, I just had the most painful experience.........taking Bob to the grocery store with me!! I had a list of only about 8 items and knew I could be in and out in just a few minutes as I don't tarry in the grocery store. BUT, Oh, No........first of all, he insists on pushing the cart. He is up and down every isle, picking things up and reading all the ingredients, comparing prices and most of the time this is on an item........we don't even use! Then he stops and talks to the man stocking shelves and then he is so excited to spot the butcher, the poor soul. He is just ready to explode with questions and comments about meat. Now, while Bob is doing his visiting and inspecting........I am running back and forth to the cart that he is leaning on, with the items on my list. At last we arrive at the check out........I start unloading the cart and find the strangest items....... salt pork, garlic spread (I only use fresh) Hamburger Helper (never used in my entire life) canned tamales and pigs feet! (he says to make beans with) At this point in time, believe me........I just humored him and checked out before he started a conversation with the check out person. This will be his last trip to the grocery store with me. He can go alone but not with me.
So today I am suddenly overwhelmed with tomatoes! I have ONE plant and have had at least a bushel of tomatoes from it and more to come!! I can't bear to let them go to waste so made 4 pints of spaghetti sauce to freeze for this winter. First I cut up tomatoes to fill a large pot and simmered til all the tomatoes were soft. Then ran them through a sieve to remove the peelings and seeds.........to the juice I added about 6 or 8 cloves of garlic, chopped rosemary, chopped basil and chopped thyme and dried oregano,salt and a couple shots of cayenne. Simmered for about an hour then stirred in one can of tomato paste to thicken and that was it! Set for the winter.
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