Canning with the Coonsies

Amity and I spent today at our dear friend Tim and Betony's house. Betony is an all around amazingly awesome woman, who inspires me beyond words in both motherhood and artistically. She also is a fabulous cook to add to her many talents and today we spent time in her kitchen, making it smell wonderful with homemade salsa she is going to can.

When we pulled up, Bet texted me to let me know that I better come in the front door. There is a very important birthday party happening in front of the back one. Here's little Lucy with her whole birthday set up for none other than the sweet bear you see propped up with all of his friends. They were enjoying juice and crab apples. She is so stinking adorable!

We realized cooking and canning before having lunch would only make us crabby patties and so we started by having some devine, light sandwiches out on the front porch.

It's hard to believe that Harriet's birthday is just over a month away and she will be 1! She's so cute and Amity loves watching her. I know they're destined to be great buddies!

To the kitchen!

While the salsa was simmering over the stove, we retreated to the front room to have a bit of ice cream and relax with the girls.

They were all quite fond of tummy raspberries!

Recipe for Salsa:

Ingredients:

16 c. chopped roma tomatoes

4 c. onions

1/2 c. jalapeno

2 c. white vinegar

1/2 c. sugar

1/4 c. canning salt

12 oz. tomato paste

1 tsp cumin

2 tsp pepper

2 tsp chili powder

3 tbsp garlic

Directions:

Simmer 1.5 hours, then process in jars 25 minutes (water bath).