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trudy's posts about: leek
Jun 29, 2007 | 1:57 PM PST
Tags: tomatoes , basil , pesto , corn , leek , carrots , butter
Since my last entry I've canned up the case of mators I bought from the Produce stand, made 22 pts an 6 pts of juice. Not bad I didn't think. The corn I got from my BIL made 15 1/2 pts, although I like using qt bags for them an they are a little more than a pint in them, then bagged 4 bags of corn on cob with 4-5 ears per bag. I got one of those "SealaMeal" things back for Xmas an will be interesting to see how well things hold up. Since most of the year I am cooking just for two I see no need in wasting food using qt jars or bags filled to the max.
A friend of mine is suppose to get me some more corn tomorrow an I thought I'd just bag them up for corn on the cob. Just in case my BIL gets busy an can't get me anymore corn I've got a backup plan. My luck both will come thru an I'll have overload. Suppose to work in the shop this week end as well, so I've got a busy weekend ahead of me.
Yesterday I picked quiet a few tomatoes from my garden an made some plain tomatoe sauce an more juice. I couldn't believe how many more were ready this afternoon to be picked again. So hopefully over the weekend I can find the time to do up some spaghetti sauce. I like using pt jars for those to, then I add 1 pt of the plain tomatoe sauce with it along with garlic an basil pesto. Usually turns out pretty good.
While at the grocery store a little while ago (which I don't go often) I did have to restock on a few things an wound up buying a 5 lb bag of carrots. We just love carrots with leeks cooked together. It is better using fresh carrots right out of the garden but I don't have any other than the canned ones which will do fine in stews, but we like a little crunch left in them with this dish. All I do is coat the bottom of a pan with EVOO an a little butter, Cut the carrots up to where they aren't to small or to large add a little salt an pepper an cook them just enough for them to be done but leaving a little crunch in the center, the last couple minutes of cook time add 1 cut up an cleaned, diced leek. Man is it good! I got this recipe from a friend of mine an have been making it ever since. No one in my house cared much for plain cooked carrots til I started making this, even my picky DD.
