I lied.
I said that it would be my last canning day yesterday.
It wasn't.
I canned today.  I'm sorry.
I'm not going to make any more promises because I know that I'm going to have a bunch of green tomatoes at the end of the growing season that will need to be made into some kind of salsa thingy.  So I'm not going to tell you that this is the last one.  Here's the kicker though.  I filled the jars too full so they didn't seal properly.  I had to redo them 3 times.  That was dumb... and frustrating... and...
I can tell you that it's tasty though.  Really tasty.  If you like salsa then you'll like this.  It's way better than anything I've ever bought.  Even though I had to stick it in my stupid canner more times than I want to even think about right now.
The corn landed in there because I had an ear in the fridge.  The cilantro almost didn't land in there at all because I bought flat parsley instead... duh.  I used a cilantro sauce that I had but fresh would be even better.  The tomatillo's could be swapped for green tomatoes (which is probably what I'll be doing in about 3 weeks or so anyway).  I guess you could swap out the hot peppers for bell peppers but... why?  Just for the record, this stuff tastes rad with tortilla chips.  Believe.  ( Saw this movie recently, if you haven't seen it then fix that really soon, ok?)


Otherwise, it's been a full week already.
This guy moved in on Sunday....


It's been cool hangin' with Spider Man.  He's shorter than he looks on screen though.

I'm getting ready to run this soon.  That's cool.

For those of you who've been reading my blog for a while you might remember that September is birthday month.  I'm proud of myself for not mentioning it before now.

Generally though 'life' is whatever I can squeeze into a weekend now that the summer is over.  That bites.

I'm still working my way through this book.  It's way long for me to be reading one book but it's lots to take in... and it's a little crazy which I kinda like.

My kids are almost ready to divorce me with all the canning I'm doing.  Steady meals have been just not happening and there's mutiny in the air.  So, it's taking a back seat.  This means that very soon I'll be baking again.  And cooking regular meals too.  Truth.


Tomatillo Salsa
makes 2 1/2 (remember the over-filling issue) 500ml jars

4 cups tomatillos small
1 small onion, diced small
2 small habanero peppers, diced small
1 small jalapeno pepper diced small
1 bunch cilantro (about 1 1/2 cups) chopped
juice from 1 1/2 limes
corn kernels from 1 medium ear of corn
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 1/2 tbsp salt (more to taste)
2 1/2 tbsp sugar

combine all the ingredients in a bowl.  Let it sit for a little while (maybe 20 minutes).
Place the salsa into sterilized jars and seal properly with the lids.  Leave about and inch and a half (maybe even 2 inches!) at the top).
Place into a boiling water bath for 15 minutes.
Remove and cool under clean towels.  Check the seal on the jars (redo if needed... then give up and throw into freezer bags - wish I'd thought of that earlier).  Store for up to a year... but why?