after seeing all the beautiful tomatoes this season, i HAD to make some salsa. this is something i've never done before, but i thought, 'how hard can it be?' after experimenting a little, i decided to use the recipe in my better homes and gardens cookbook. of course i rarely follow a recipe, i consider recipes more of a guideline, so i added some chipoltle tobasco sauce for a little smoky flavor, skipped the sugar and ground pepper, and used bell peppers instead of poblanos. i think the end result turned out pretty well for my first time, though the entire process took a lot longer than i was planning. i'm not an expert canner so i hope i don't give myself botulism or some other form of food poisoning. i did follow the canning directions, but i guess if i'm hospitalized in the next few weeks we'll know why. . . just kidding. now for some pictures!
my wonderful father-in-law got me these lovely tomatoes from a local farmer.
here's the big grand-daddy of them all. after seeing this monster, i had "attack of the killer tomatoes" stuck in my head. (don't ask me how i remember that show, i've never watched it, so i have no idea!)
hayden kept calling them apples and wanted to hold, but not eat one.
my nice clean jars are ready.
i'm so excited i don't have to buy salsa for a while!
