Speaking of freezers. If you have end of the season sweet basil, it's a fine time to make some pesto, freeze it an ice tray, then pop those cubes in a container for the freezer. Two cubes will be enough for two people for a winter snack.
" She freezes unpeeled tomatoes whole..." Jess of Roots and Refuge recommends "core and score" for freezing tomatoes. I have done this, and it works.
Cut out the core - the circle where the stem was - and cut an X on the bottom (blossom end). THEN toss them into bags and into the freezer. When you take them out and heat them, the skins fall right off.
Diced bell peppers freeze (well actually, thaw) great and it takes up so much less room.
I get stuck on whether to blanch or not. Family lore says everything gets blanched ... but I wonder if they are too influenced by all the canning they do. I can see the point with green beans but am torn about broccoli.
I hear you. I’ve blanched beans, broccoli and cauliflower with good results. Everything else I dice and toss in the freezer. I’m experimenting with cabbage too.
Speaking of freezers. If you have end of the season sweet basil, it's a fine time to make some pesto, freeze it an ice tray, then pop those cubes in a container for the freezer. Two cubes will be enough for two people for a winter snack.
" She freezes unpeeled tomatoes whole..." Jess of Roots and Refuge recommends "core and score" for freezing tomatoes. I have done this, and it works.
Cut out the core - the circle where the stem was - and cut an X on the bottom (blossom end). THEN toss them into bags and into the freezer. When you take them out and heat them, the skins fall right off.
Diced bell peppers freeze (well actually, thaw) great and it takes up so much less room.
I get stuck on whether to blanch or not. Family lore says everything gets blanched ... but I wonder if they are too influenced by all the canning they do. I can see the point with green beans but am torn about broccoli.
I hear you. I’ve blanched beans, broccoli and cauliflower with good results. Everything else I dice and toss in the freezer. I’m experimenting with cabbage too.
Should we hope for a "Market Report: Return of the Cruciferous" mid-February?
Let me talk to my boss