Today was a beautiful sunny September day, and I had the kids (who are still waiting for the teachers strike in BC to be resolved, so they can go to high school!!) help me pick a very large basket of mint, which I brewed into a mint infusion this afternoon (wow, the whole house smells amazing!), and then I made a huge batch of mint syrup tonight :
I laugh to myself that I am doing more canning than cooking lately. Tonight my 13 year old ate before soccer practice, but the 15 year old and I were rushing from shopping and errands, and ate while he was at practice. This is my "caterpillar roll" which actually looks like a caterpillar! With food this creative, tasty, and affordable ($7 for the roll, which was pretty much dinner), why would I want to cook? I need to save my energy for the canning. :-)
2 comments:
Love the caterpillar roll! You could probably manage to make sushi out of all the other critters that you find in your garden (though a proper-looking spider roll may not be that appetizing)
Wow, I really admire people that do a lot of canning! I just canned my first item this summer: fresh caught salmon. I felt so proud. My garden doesn't yield enough of anything to can yet, but a gardener can dream....
Christine in Alaska
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