I love Fall, it is truly my favorite season … I love the color change, all the comfort food and all the smells that come with it. I love hunkering down in the house and cooking soups all day. However, I feel a bit like a squirrel. All I want to do is can, store, freeze and stock everything I can find. I’ve been busy – it’s been great!
I took a canning class in the Spring, hoping to learn everything I could, but made the mistake of taking a beginners class. I’m currently on the hunt for an intermediate or higher level class – bring on the pressure cooker! Unfortunately, I know enough about canning to do the basics, but not enough to be fully confident in my abilities, so I’ve been freezing all of my soups and sauces, just to be safe.
I then moved on to Celery Root Soup, Marinara Sauce and Borscht. Now I realize that my soup choices are a little left of center. Don’t let them scare you! These two soups are my absolute favorites and are sure to please. I can’t get enough of them!
*Grandma Ally’s Pickles are the reason I started this blog. When my Grandmother passed away, her recipes were lost. My Aunt had my Grandmother’s belongings, but wasn’t able to find them. Alas, one day out of the blue, I received an email from my Aunt with a scan of all Grandma Ally’s recipes, written in her own hand. I cried. Pickles were her specialty and it seemed a shame to not share them with those I love.
