HippieDog's Favorite Recipes

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

 

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Roma tomatoes, washed
olive oil
Kosher salt
pepper
garlic, minced
garlic, whole-unwrapped
basil

Pick fresh Roma tomatoes from the garden and wash. Cut in half, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle Kosher salt and pepper. Top each tomato with minced garlic and sprinkle with basil.

Roast at 225 degrees for 3 hours.

I even did one pan of romas with pieces of garlic, unwrapped, that I will use in sauces and soups.

You can use them in spaghetti sauce, a great topping for pizza, soups, salads or just a snack.

I popped what I didn't use in the freeze for a later use.

You can also line your pan with parchment paper for easier clean up.....I guess I'm a rebel.

 

Strawberry Love........

 

Hello!

I've gathered up my favorite Strawberry recipes for you to enjoy :)

 

Just a few fun ideas to use your garden or store bought strawberries.

 

Be back soon with more Yummy Desserts :)

 

  

Fresh Strawberry Jam

 

Strawberry Banana Smoothies

 

Strawberries and Cream Muffins

 

Strawberry Parfaits

 

Hawaiian Strawberry Guava Drink

 

Strawberry Vanilla Yogurt Smoothies

 

Orange Strawberry Smoothies

 

Strawberry Upside Down Shortcake

 

Heavenly Strawberry Kiwi Dessert

 

What's a cake like you doing in a place like this?

 

Strawberry Shortcake Blasts

The Crafty Tomato

 

You never know what you'll find in the garden, so it's best to keep a few supplies on hand :)

Just in case........

funky tomato
googly eyes
glue

Glue eyes to tomato and we highly recommend not keeping the tomato too long.

I'm just say'in........

The Salsa Garden

 

I am in love with these labels. I used them last year too.....they are keepers. You can find them over at Sonoma Garden. Such a beautiful garden and wonderful blog!

Try our Favorite Salsa Recipe :)

How to Freeze Strawberries

 

During berry season in June, I had way more berries than I could use.

Nothing else to do but to freeze them :)

 

Hull and wash strawberries. I like to work in batches if I have a lot of berries. When you have a nice bowl full, spritz them with fresh lemon juice to keep them fresh and bright red.

When you have your first batch ready, lay them on a cookie sheet. Spread evenly. Place in freezer for about 3 hours.

 

Remove and immediately place in Seal A Meal bag or freezing method of choice.

As you can see I still have my trusty Seal A Meal from the olden days :) It works like a charm and the bags are still available at your grocery store. I even used the Food Saver brand for this batch :)

 

 

Don't forget to label your fruits. Frozen berries will last for about one year if stored properly.

We just pulled one of our bags out last week to make our delicious New Year's Eve drinks, "Hawaiian Guava Strawberry Drink".

They were beautiful, red and flavorful :)

 

Of course my favorite thing to do with our berries before I freeze them is to  make fresh strawberry freezer jam :) YUM!

Just follow the directions on your Pectin box for fabulous easy jam.