It is in the 40’s here & raining lightly - heavier rain on the way. You can see your breath .... it’s that damp, raw kind of cold that goes to your bones (ugh!).
Monday, with some temps in the teens overnight forecast the next couple of nights, I went out and harvested my winter garden ... 3 kinds of kale & collards. I left the red cabbage - the “heads” are about the size of a walnut so not much there. I cut out the ribs and sauteed the kale/collards down & then put them in the fridge.
Today, I am making batches of soup using the kale. It’s supposed to be delicious and just taste-testing, it’s ‘good’ to me. I’ll keep out a couple of bowls and freeze the rest. Nothing like a hot bowl of soup on a cold winter’s day. :-)
I’m already dreaming & planning of spring & the garden - got some ideas, going to do a little expansion, hope to start canning ... at least making things like hot pepper jelly, herb jellies, but would also like to put up tomatoes, etc. Both of my grandmothers were excellent canners so I think I should follow in their footsteps (plus I prefer canned to frozen veggies). The spring garden seems a long way off, but time is also flying by these days.
Yes time flies. I blinked and it was all of a sudden 2016. I especially prefer canned green beans over frozen. But I do like the frozen corn best.