Canning Stew/Soup Veggies

I hope to be busy teaching classes for my local charter school this fall.  This means lesson plans, grading, and being out of the house.  I thought this would help with some quick meals.  Pop open a can, add some cooked meat and Viola! Dinner!  So here is what I did.
Cube potatoes 2 cups for each jar
Cut tops and tips off of carrots
Snap tops and tips off of green beans, snap into bite sizes
Fill jars with 2 cups potato, 1 cup carrots, and 1 cup green beans.
I though it would be fun fill them in layer.
Fill with water 1 inch to the top.
Wipe rims, add lid and ring.  Tighten till finger tight.  
Process for the longest veggie time.  In this case the potatoes at 40 minutes.  

~I can't wait to use these and give you the recipes I come up with!

Roasted Veggies!

 This is today's veggie harvest.  I turned it into two of the most amazing side dishes to go with some home-grown, home butchered chicken.  This post if focused on the amazing roasted veggies. 

Oven Roasted Veggies
Beets
Carrots
Onion
Garlic
Mushrooms(optional)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper

 

 Wash Beets Cut off the ends and tops.

 Wash Carrots.

 Cut off ends and tops. 

 Save tops and ends for rabbits. 
WARNING:  If you do not feed your rabbits garden scraps often do NOT toss them an entire bucket to them.  It can cause them to bloat and die.  My rabbits have been given garden scraps since they have started eating, and are use to eating things other then pellets. 

My young does loved these scraps, and had a feeding frenzy!

 I cut my carrots in half length wise and cubed the beets. 

 I broke up some mushrooms.  The only veggie not grown here.  Diced a little onion, and added some garlic.  Drizzle with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, sprinkle Sat and Pepper over top.  Bake 350° for about 45 min. 

Finally here is dinner Chicken, Oven Roasted Veggies, and Oven Steamed Green Beans.  

Enjoy~

Step 1 Soil

The first step to any garden is to prep your soil.  Well I guess the fist step is pick your spot, then you need to plan.  I'm going to start after that.


This is the Spinach spot.  It needs to be weeded.  Pick out anything green, and any weed seeds that you can see.

 

This is why I don't like rototillers.  There is a worm in the middle of this picture.  A tiller will kill all of the worms in your garden.

 

Here it is all cleaned up.

 

 

Spread some composted horse manure and rake it in.

 

 

Now your soil is ready for seeds.

Happy Gardening!!