Lettuce Turnip the Beet

This weekend I harvested golden beets from the garden and decided to pickle them, so I can enjoy them throughout the year. I've helped my mom make and can jam in the past, but had never tried to pickle anything before. To my surprise the whole process turned out to be pretty simple!

I followed the recipe found at Savingtheseason.com that uses ginger and brown sugar - two of my favorite flavor-adding ingredients! The only change I made to the recipe was adding several slices of ginger to each jar prior to adding the beets and brine. The final product turned out beautifully, and I'm looking forward to tasting it in the weeks to come!

Garlic Harvest

Holy garlic, Batman!

No vampires will be coming around my house - that's for sure!

Growing Food

I can't bay leaf how much olive my vegetables have grown!

The cinderblock garden has proven successful. This is my first garden, and I've been learning a lot as I grow (pun intended). I know I'll do things differently next year, but right now I'm happy to watch my garden come to life!