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  • #151
    Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

    Originally posted by Chicklady View Post
    My tomatoes are going crazy! So are my peppers. but they end up rotting before they ever turn red
    Anyone ever freeze tomatoes?
    My sister finally talked me into trying it year before last and I love them that way, now. I just wash and dry them and freeze them whole. When you need to use them, take as many as you need from the freezer and let thaw for just a few minutes. Cut out the core and the skins will slip right off. I chop them while they are still partially frozen and put them on top of the hot foods that I am adding them to, and they stay in chunks. I still can most of my tomatoes, but I use these for dishes where I want a fresher flavor.
    People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


    "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
    ~~Herodotus


    Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
    Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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    • #152
      Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

      Sunny...any chance at the ketchup recipe? I picked 3 big bowls of tomatoes today. BTW...I learned I hate picking tomatoes. Makes me dizzy every time I stand up.
      Elsie150
      Female 44, 5'
      SW241/CW215/GW150
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      You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ~Maya Angelo~

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      • #153
        Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

        Hey Sunny! I second that catsup recipe request....I have a ton of yellow tomatoes and I'm gonna make some funky spaghetti sauce and (hopefully) catsup





        290 lbs. on 11/02/07 Goal: 145 lbs. or size 14 whichever comes first!

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        • #154
          Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

          Yikes! Yellow catsup!

          Here goes:

          Tomato Ketchup (freezer)
          4 quarts tomatoes, peeled and chopped (about 8 pounds)
          1 stick cinnamon, broken
          1 teaspoon whole cloves
          1 teaspoon mustard seed
          1 teaspoon celery seed
          1 teaspoon whole allspice
          1 cup cider vinegar 5% acidity
          1 cup chopped onions
          1 garlic clove, minced
          1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
          1 cup Splenda (I used 1/4 teaspoon liquid Splenda)
          1 tablespoon salt

          Put vinegar in a small non-reactive saucepan; place cinnamon stick, cloves, mustard seed, celery seed and allspice in a spice bag or cheesecloth and place in vinegar. Bring vinegar and spices to a boil; remove from heat and let stand. Peel, core and quarter tomatoes. Combine tomatoes, onion, garlic and cayenne pepper in a large non-reactive pan. Simmer until soft. Press through a sieve or food mill. Return to pan and add sweetener to tomato pulp; bring to a boil; simmer until reduced by half. Remove spice bag from vinegar; add vinegar and salt to tomato mixture and simmer until desired consistency--30 to 45 minutes. Cool, then ladle into canning/freeze jars. Seal, label, freeze. About 5 half pints.

          That's the recipe. I actually don't like losing my tomato pulp while putting through a sieve, so I peel the tomatoes, cut in half and squeeze over the sieve to get most of the seeds and juice separated from the pulp. Then I chop up the tomatoes and put them in a blender a couple of cups at the time and pour that through the sieve. All you lose is the seeds this way. It cooks quicker this way, too.
          People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


          "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
          ~~Herodotus


          Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
          Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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          • #155
            Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

            Thank you!!! Made some chili with some today but still have loads left!
            Elsie150
            Female 44, 5'
            SW241/CW215/GW150
            Never Ending Induction Recipes
            http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-recipes.html

            You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ~Maya Angelo~

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            • #156
              Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

              Thanks Sunny. Sounds good!





              290 lbs. on 11/02/07 Goal: 145 lbs. or size 14 whichever comes first!

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              • #157
                Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

                Hey guys, has anyone tried pumpkin leaves? A cup boiled is supposedly only 2 g carbs and both are fiber (my fitday says) Just wondering what they taste like? I got all of ONE pumpkin,; would like not to waste.......





                290 lbs. on 11/02/07 Goal: 145 lbs. or size 14 whichever comes first!

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                • #158
                  Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

                  Wow i didn' realize you could eat pumpkin leaves so sorry I'm not much help! i've grown pumpkin a few times and it's done well except that I didn't plant in time so the frost came and destroyed them before they could turn orange. I plant them up at my cottage which is farther north than my house and had a short season which is probably why. Next time i'll try them by starting them in pots at home.

                  Did you know you can get pumpkins to grow up a wall and on a roof? i thought that sounded pretty cool..though not sure it would be very good for the shingles (we just spent 4,000 on new ones so i think i'll be skipping that idea lol)
                  Jen, 39, F
                  In maintenance



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                  • #159
                    Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

                    My space is running out before the veggies! My 11 cubic feet upright freezer is so full I can barely get the door closed.

                    Today, I was freezing herbs and they don't take much room. I also roasted a bunch of red and yellow peppers and cut them up and froze them.

                    I'm too tired to put up pictures, but my peppers are huge this year and the walls are about 1/4 inch thick.

                    Next year, some way, some how, I'm getting out of this apartment and I am getting back out in the country so I can have a huge garden again. Chickens, too! Maybe a milk cow. I want real cream that hasn't had all the health cooked out of it by the ultra-pasteurization. I want to make my own cheese and butter.
                    People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                    "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                    ~~Herodotus


                    Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
                    Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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                    • #160
                      Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

                      I wanna be your neighbor





                      290 lbs. on 11/02/07 Goal: 145 lbs. or size 14 whichever comes first!

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                      • #161
                        Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

                        Originally posted by Chicklady View Post
                        I wanna be your neighbor
                        If you were my neighbor, I could share your chickens. I have been reading a book called "Keeping Chickens" all day today. I want Rhode Island Reds, Black Australorps, Speckled Sussex and Barred (Plymouth) Rocks--for starters!

                        I am being inspired by Joel Salatin, who lives a few miles from me, who invented the Eggmobile for pastured chickens. I've watched his DVD about a 100 times. Polyface, Inc.
                        People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                        "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                        ~~Herodotus


                        Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
                        Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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                        • #162
                          Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

                          Okay, I finally took pictures of my peppers. These are the biggest, thickest peppers I have ever grown. Completely organic.

                          I made to-die-for soup today with fresh tomatoes (beef steak and paste tomatoes), a big roasted red pepper, onions and garlic sautéed in olive oil, and lots of fresh basil and parsley. I cooked the tomatoes like I do for sauce, then put some of the tomato juice back in the blender with the rest of the stuff. Just cooked it for 10 minutes, but it was thick and delicious. I haven't had tomato soup since I started Atkins three years ago. It was a perfect day for it-- pouring down rain and cold.







                          People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                          "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                          ~~Herodotus


                          Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
                          Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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                          • #163
                            Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

                            Wow! Nice peppers! This is the first year mine did well too.

                            I tried the chicken tractors, but there are so many ruts on our property, the wheels on the thing pretty much sunk into the ground.





                            290 lbs. on 11/02/07 Goal: 145 lbs. or size 14 whichever comes first!

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                            • #164
                              Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

                              I have to tell you fellow gardeners how much I am enjoying all the produce that I put up this year! My homemade "pasta" sauce is the best I ever ate. It works great over squash noodles. I will forever more be canning and freezing my own sauces.

                              I cut up my red, yellow and green bell peppers in different sizes from long wide strips to tiny dice. I froze them so they didn't stick together and put them in zipper bags. It's so easy to just grab a bag or two and measure out how much I need for a recipe.

                              For my hot peppers, I just cut them open and took out the seeds and froze them like that. It's still easy to dice them while they are still frozen to use in recipes.

                              I'm gonna need a bigger freezer next year! My 11 cubic feet upright got full too fast!

                              I am working hard to get back out into the country by spring. My 14-year-old grandson says he will help me all summer. He has a natural green thumb. When I became disabled when he was very small, he helped me just like a big kid. He taught his mom and aunt how to plant garden when he was five years old, and I was not able to do anything.

                              I've got my seed catalogs out already, dreaming about what to order this year. I'll be ordering mostly from Johnny's this year. I've always ordered mostly from Burpee, but they have gone to over $5 for a pack of seeds and shipping doubled. They now grow most of their seeds over in India or China and they don't germinate as well and I have gotten the wrong seed three times. When you pay 5 bucks for a pack of seed, plus shipping, spend money growing them and then they are not what you ordered, it makes me furious!

                              See you in the spring!

                              Sunny!
                              People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


                              "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
                              ~~Herodotus


                              Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
                              Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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                              • #165
                                Re: 2008 Low Carb GARDEN!!!!

                                ATTENTION:

                                THE LOW CARB GARDEN THREAD IS NOW THE LOW CARB GARDEN GROUP

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                                Join up and let the fun and begin!

                                ~Megs~
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