Cowboy Candy

Cowboy Candy (Sweet & Hot) Pickled Peppers

I love summer when the living is easy…gardening, grilling, and maybe even a little light canning. I’m not about putting up quarts of tomatoes (although you should see how many plants we put in, lol!) but I do tinker with small batches of something special. Cowboy Candy Sweet & Hot Pickled Peppers fit the bill & bonus…they go right in the fridge and don’t have to be “processed.”

Cowboy Candy

Cowboy Candy

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Spicy Tomato Jam

Spicy Tomato Jam

Talk about persistent, and maybe a bit coy, spicy tomato jam came on slow for me. Before it began to whisper my name, I’d see it here and there, maybe on Pinterest, sometimes on Facebook and I think it even showed up now and again on weekly roundups of recipes.

Smoky Chipotle Tomato Chutney

Smoky Chipotle Tomato Chutney

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Garden Chili Sauce - small batch, 4 pints

Garden Chili Sauce

This is gonna blow you away!!

In honor of the upcoming New Year’s (and to use up a bag of black eyed peas and a couple of ham hocks languishing in my freezer) I decided to make Black Eyed Peas. And there is no better accompaniment to Black Eyed Peas than a my home-made Chili Sauce.

Garden Chili Sauce - small batch, 4 pints

Garden Chili Sauce – small batch, 4 pints

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