Twiggybet1's Blog

So many plans, so little time...
Sep 24, 2007 | 9:56 PM PST
Tags: tomato , zuchini , beets , carrots , peppers

Well, it's Monday evening, and I am thinking about all I need to do this week.  I didn't even set foot in the garden today, I had to catch up on other things.  I have been itching to get out there and finish emptying the compost pile.  I was interrupted in this task by unexpected (though not unwelcome) company.  Another 20 minutes or so and I'll have it done. 

This week is going to be a busy one in my kitchen and garden.  I have enough tomatoes left for 1 more batch of salsa.  The last batch I made I used habanero peppers, and it came out quite hot, too hot for some of the family.  So for this last batch I think I'll use my Anaheim chilis, and it should be somewhat milder. 

I still have at least a peck of habanero peppers, so I want to make some hot pepper jelly and some hot sauce for buffalo wings.  I imagine that the hot sauce will be pretty much mine (no one is asking for it) but I have a few requests for the hot pepper jelly, so I think I'll get some little jars so I can give them as gifts for Christmas.

I have a bushel basket full of zuchini.  I plan to make several batches of zuchini bread and freeze them.  I think the baked bread freezes much better than the vegetable.  At least that has been my personal experience.  I plan to make mini loaves of both spice and chocolate zuchini bread, with a glaze topping possibly.  Maybe not.  We'll see.  I have never froze them glazed.

Once I finish with the tomatoes, peppers, and zuchini, then I can concentrate on canning and pickling my beets.  My hubby likes his pickled beets, especially in greek salads.  He doesn't much care for regular beets, though.  And then I can get my carrots up.  Or I think I could mulch them and let them winter over, if we don't have a very severe winter.  But that is unpredictable, so I better pull them.  I don't know if I want to can them or not, I guess we'll see how many I get. 

I would like to get all this done before the week-end.  I plan to have my in-laws over, and would prefer not to have baskets of vegetables cluttering up the kitchen!  Now lets see if I can get it all done!