Showing posts with label homemade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homemade. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Homemade Salsa

Now that summer is over, the blogging will be much more sporadic, I'm certain. School has started for both the kiddos and myself, but that doesn't mean I don't find myself thinking up 100 things to do. Recently this was on my things-to-do list. The harvest of my tomatoes from my garden had me wanting to can tomatoes and make salsa. In the past I've also just bought the packet and dumped it in and done. It's ok. Nothing to write home about. So I decided to go out to my favorite social media tool- Pinterest.  Ta-da. I found this pin for the best salsa recipe. 

I'll save you the time of trying others. This is so good. Go ahead and do yourself the favor of whipping this up. If you have a garden, go ahead and get as much as you can fresh. I only have the tomatoes, but I bought the other ingredients locally.


YOU NEED:

1/2 bushel tomatoes
5 large yellow onions
5 large green bell peppers
1/4 cup salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup vinegar
6 jalapenos for mild salsa- add more if you want kick! USE GLOVES when you chop them up.
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped


Mind you, I was doing this at 1 a.m. It's the time I have to myself after the kiddos have went to bed, I've completed all my other work around the house and I can actually devote some time to my things-to-do list that isn't as pressing as work or family commitments. I'm not going to write out step-by-step instructions, as the original post that is linked here does an excellent job walking you through the steps. Just know that it's worth your time. I wish I could attach smell to this blog post. You'd make it yet today!

Thursday, June 22, 2017

61 Days of Summer- The Outdoor Obstacle Course

I'll make a hurdler out of you yet! 

For those of you who may not of have known my athletic background, I love sports. I played volleyball, basketball and track in high school and volleyball and track (indoor and outdoor) in college. If you are dying to know more about my athletic career, this is a good summary. Save yourself some time and just know I was best at hurdling. So what better way to get the kids to practice hurdling than to set up a homemade obstacle course?

So what did we use to make the obstacles? Coat hangers and pool noodles. You can make different colors and different heights. Be as creative as you want. Add chairs, outdoor furniture, blankets hanging over the clothes line for the tunnel of terror (does anyone even have a clothes line anymore?!). Have them pick up so many things halfway through the course before heading back through. The possibilities are endless. But know that if you come to the Agozzino household to play, there will be hurdles!