[bgill]

Wow, you still have peppers? The last ones here are drying on a rack. Brrr, it’s freezing in Texas. Some places nearby had snow but we’re in a little warm pocket so it’s just wet and cold.

Yesterday, I froze the last of the ripened tomatoes and finished off the last of the green tomatoes into baked goods. I’ve been trying out several green tomato recipes lately. Here’s the ones from yesterday (all are keepers!):

GREEN TOMATO MUFFINS - makes 2 dozen mini bite sized muffins

1 C diced green tomatoes
1 C flour
1/4 C oil
1 egg
1/3 C water
1/3 C shredded cheese (I used a wee bit of cheddar and one stick of string mozzarella)
dash of salt
1 1/2 T honey
1/2 t baking powder

Bake at 400 about 15 minutes.

GREEN TOMATO BREAD - makes one 8x4” loaf

1 1/2 C flour
1 C diced green tomatoes
1 C sugar
1 egg
1/2 C oil
dash salt
1/2 T baking powder
1 1/2 t cinnamon
dash nutmeg
1 t vanilla

Bake 350 for 45 minutes.

GREEN TOMATO COOKIES - makes 3 dozen 3” drop sized cookies

1 C green tomatoes, pureed (using an immersion hand held chopper thingy you’ll get like half puree and half chunks which is fine)
2 C flour
1 1/2 C oatmeal (quick oat works)
1 C sugar
1 C brown sugar
6 oz white chocolate chips (or take a meat hammer to white almond bark leftover from Christmas)
raisins - however much equals two little boxes
1 egg
1 t vanilla
1 t baking powder
1 1/2 t cinnamon
1 t pumpkin pie spice
dash salt
< 1/4 C water (or however much to get it moist enough)

Bake at 350 for 12 minutes. The best are done when the bottoms get brown. Brown bottoms as in not pale but not burned but to the crispy point.

[Mac n Jac]

Also in the cold/wet part of TX today. Not going to complain about rain as we need as much as we can get at the moment.

Here’s my project for the day:
http://www.globalbuckets.org/2009/06/can-2-buckets-reduce-world-hunger.html

I like the idea of “self-watering” as I have heat related issues so tough to get out and do the necessary watering in July/Aug/Sep when it’s 105 and needs it the most

[greeneyes]

Thanks for the recipes. Yes, I still have peppers indoors. I dug up 4 plants at the end of summer, stuck them in pots and set them in front of my SW facing patio doors.

They have been blooming and producing steadily. Two of the plants are fooled you jalepeno, and the others are green bells.

All my green tomatoes are various shades of red. I still have a few left for salads, but they will be gone within a week possibly.

I am seriously thinking about going ahead and planting some more tomatoes even though it is 3 months early, as I plan to grow some in pots outdoors anyway. So why not get them going for a jump start-maybe I could even have vine ripened by the time I am eating the spring lettuce.LOL