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Potato, Leek and Summer Squash Soup

8/31/2014

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There is nothing more comforting to me than a bowl of homemade vegetable soup, and my favourite kind is definitely potato and leek.  I decided to modify my usual recipe and use up some of the summer squash that is STILL producing in copious amounts in my garden.

This soup is totally garden-fresh.  All the ingredients (aside from the salt, pepper, oil, and water) came from either my garden, or from local farmer's at the Saturday market down the road from my parents' farm.  It contains no dairy or meat, so vegetarians and vegans could enjoy it as well.  In addition, I was able to put the leftovers in jars to store for the coming winter.

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Canning Tomato Sauce (Small Scale)

8/27/2014

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This post is a continuation of the last one.  My last post was all about how my family cans their homemade tomato sauce on a very large scale (about 100 jars and more!).

However, this post is for anyone who wants to make only a few jars of tomato sauce at a time, and does not have the luxury of using an electric tomato grinder like my parents have.  For this smaller scale method you can use a regular size pot and there is no need for a tomato grinder at all.

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Canning Tomato Sauce (Large-Scale)

8/27/2014

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For most people, August means last minute camping trips, getting ready for back to school, and soaking up the last of those summer rays.  For an Italian, it means tomato sauce!

For many Italian families, tomato sauce canning is done on a large scale, but it's something that anyone can do at home on a smaller scale just as well.  Today's post will show how to do the large scale method, and my NEXT POST will show a smaller scale version.

Click the title of this post or the "read more" link below to find out how my family does it.
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    I started this blog after deciding to give up on fad diets, listening to “experts,” counting calories, measuring, logging, depriving, bingeing, and feeling guilty.  All of that only served to make me bigger, unhealthier, and unhappy.  I finally decided to keep it simple:  listen to my own body and eat real food.  I started cooking with ingredients as close to nature as possible and one year later I feel healthier and happier. I love food and I love cooking it.  This blog is an ongoing collection of my new and favorite recipes.  Some, I’ve made up, but most are inspired by what I see online.  Feel free to browse, follow, and leave a comment!  Thanks for reading!

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