A safe home canned version of “Rotel” that is flawlessly substituted into recipes. This stewed tomatoes recipe is still one of my favorite home canning finds. It combines the nice tang and acidity of tomatoes with the kick of a pepper and a slight sweetness. Exactly like Rotel? Maybe not. But it just might be better. We go through so much “Rotel”. Diced tomatoes and pepper are just a great addition in so many home cooked recipes. In fact, before I found this recipe, I was picking up … [Read more...] about How to Make Stewed Tomatoes/ “Rotel”
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Homemade Pumpkin Purée
Have you ever looked at that can of pumpkin you get out every year for the holidays and think “Hmm, I wonder if I could actually use a real pumpkin instead of this canned version?”. This was me. I love pumpkin everything. Everything. But I hate having to buy canned pumpkin because, well, it’s not truly homemade then, is it? And then you hear the rumors… “Real pumpkin is just stringy”. Well, I’m here to tell you it’s a lie, and that I used real pumpkin, pureed, to make one bomb pumpkin pie… a … [Read more...] about Homemade Pumpkin Purée