My next canning adventure

So, there have been some incredible deals at the supermarket. A big bin of tomatoes for $5-6.00. Now I'm not a HUGE tomato fan. I don't eat tomato and mayo sandwiches, but I do love chili and use tomatoes in soups and salsa. So in this picture you see the 3 large jars of diced tomatoes, and the small jar of diced tomatoes as well. The 2 smaller jars on the outside are some salsa that I made. I am officially addicted to canning I think. At work, some patients brought in peppers and tomatoes for us. There was about 20 tomatoes left and no one wanted them, so I took them. I'm waiting for them to ripen a little bit more. I also found a U pick tomato and pepper place that I'm going to take my little guy tomorrow. There is a chance of a frost tonight, so we'll see if that derails our plans. I used very simple instructions found on www.pickyourown.org.

Recipe for Fresh Salsa

Using my goodies from the Farmer's Market, I made some fresh salsa.
I got the basic recipe from simply recipes.com and tinkered with it a little.
Here is the recipe.

Fresh Salsa:
Ingredients:

• 4-5 medium tomatoes, finely diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1-2 hot peppers (ie jalapeno) stems, ribs, seeds removed
• 2-3 garlic cloves, diced
• 1 tsp each of salt and pepper (or to taste)
• 1 tsp each of oregano and cumin (or to taste)
• juice from 1 lime
• 1/4 c fresh cilantro (and basil if desired)

Save the seeds from the jalapenos. These can be used to adjust the "hotness" of your salsa. Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl. Allow to sit for several hours to let the flavors blend. The best thing is you can omit any of the ingredients or add others as you like. I fried some corn tortillas in some canola oil and sprinkled with seasoned salt to flavor.