Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Preservation talley 2014

Last year I kept a count of everything I preserved, so I thought I would give it another try this year. This year it's been a little slower in happening, but things will get done, and I will keep adding to the list as I go along:

1 - pint jar - dried oregano
4 - pint jars - sauerkraut
1 - quart bag - frozen strawberries
1 - quart bag - frozen kiwis
5 - quart bags - frozen blackberries
4 oz jars each of dried various herbs - lavender, basil, chamomile - and i broke the dehydrator, which sucks, as i have so much more oregano, mint, thyme, rosemary, etc to dry!
11 - pint jars - pickled green beans
4 - half pint jars - extra hot and spicy mustard
8 - half pint jars - oregano mustard
9 - pint jars - vodka sauce
4 - half pints - baba ghanoush - frozen
12 - eggplant burgers - frozen
6 - pint jars - enchilada sauce
3 - pint jars - cherry tomato salsa
6 - 4oz jars, 1 half pint jar - beer mustard
8 - pint jars - honey peaches
3 - quart bags - peaches, frozen
6 - half pint jars - pesto, frozen
7 - pint jars - tomato jalepeno marinara
6 - pint jars - pressure canned garlicy green beans
9 - pint jars - pressure canned roasted pepper and tomato sauce
4 - pint jars - pressure canned pasted pepper and venison sausage tomato sauce
8 - pint jars - Apple sauce with ginger


Sunday, June 15, 2014

the garden:

-two of my new chicks enjoying the shade of a broccoli plant-
-the aquaponics flourishing despite our sad fish disaster-

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

"wood work" - the making of:

below are some pictures of this past month's fast and furious making of items for the "wood work" show i have the pleasure of being a part of at the Art Center in Orange. 
if you follow me on instagram, you probably will have seen most of these under the #artcenterorangevashow. 
they are in no order whatsoever, but i hope you will enjoy:                                           

if you are local, please join me and my fellow woodworkers from the area to the show.
the opening is this Thursday evening, June 12th in the Morin Gallery at the Art Center
on Main Street in Downtown Orange.
Opening Reception from 5.00-7.00 PM
would love to see you there!