My canning method of choice - well, it may be a little unorthodox but I love it - freezing. Yup, that's right. I blanch beans then stick them in freezer bags. Tomatoes? I cut out the stem, place them in freezer bags, and freeze them just like that. Extra's get slow roasted and also frozen. I pop blueberries into containers and yes, freeze them. Peaches get blanched, sliced and frozen. There are also strawberries as well as cherries and Pesto Cubes. The only problem? It seems that I am running out of space in my freezer….
Now let me tell you a little bit about Pesto Cubes - they are awesome; for a quick dinner I pop a cube right into the hot pasta and let it melt into it. They are delicious plus so super easy to make. Get all of the ingredients together and blend them in your kitchen machine. Scoop individual servings into an ice cube tray, let them freeze, and when frozen pop them out to place in a freezer bag. They are ready to go…
Pesto Cubes - makes about 20 cubes
5 C {packed} fresh basil, washed
2 C walnut
1 full head of garlic, individual cloves peeled {about 15 cloves or more}
1/2 C lemon juice
1 C olive oil
1 TB salt
***2 clean ice cube trays***
- Place basil, walnuts, and garlic in a kitchen machine. Chop fine.
- Slowly add lemon juice
- Slowly add olive oil
- Add 1 TB salt and mix in
- Using a teaspoon carefully scoop pesto into the tray
- Place in freezer
- When frozen - about 8 hours - gently pop the individual cubes by sliding a knife around it's edges out of the ice cube trays. Place immediately into freezer bags.
- Put on pasta, soups, etc. - Add cheese if desired when cooking
Now be sure to check out all the other great ideas on how to save summer….
Learn how to …
- Dry Fruit - No-Dehydrator-Needed from Take A Bite Out of Boca
- Freeze Cherries from Pies and Plots
- Freeze Herbs from Rhubarb and Honey
- Make Freezer Harvest Soup Kits from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
- Make Pesto Cubes from The Not So Cheesy Kitchen
- Make and Freeze Rosemary Butter from Momma's Meals
- Make Ready to Blend Smoothie Packs for Your Freezer from The Educators’ Spin On It
- Oven Dry Cherries from The Redhead Baker
Sip sunny cocktails and smoothies
- Blueberry, Peaches and Cream Green Smoothies from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Green Tea and Chocolate Saketini from Ninja Baking
- Sangria from Confessions of a Culinary Diva
Scoop up special salsas and sauces
- Classic Freezer Tomato Sauce from Noshing With The Nolands
- Peach Salsa from The Texan New Yorker
- Pico de Gallo from Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
- Spicy Apple - Carrot Chutney from What Smells So Good?
- Spring Conserve from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
Jump into jellies, jams and preserves
- Apricot Habanero Jam from Food Lust People Love
- Corn Cob Jelly from Daily Dish Recipes
- Hot Pepper Jelly from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
- No Pectin Apricot Jam from Curious Cuisiniere
- Peach Preserves from Delaware Girl Eats
- Pineapple Mango Moscato Jam from Seduction in the Kitchen
- Raw Raspberry-Vanilla Chia Jam from Shockingly Delicious
- Savory Fig and Sweet Onion Freezer Jam from Peaceful Cooking
- Spicy Ginger Tomato Jam with Coconut Sugar from Sue's Nutrition Buzz
- Spicy Red Pepper Jam from The Wimpy Vegetarian
Pucker up for pickles
- Bread and Butter Pickles from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Pickled Beets and Onions from Kudos Kitchen by Renée
- Pickled Green Tomatoes from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Refrigerator Pickled Jalapeños with Herbs from Magnolia Days
- Refrigerator Pickled Radish and Turnips from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Refrigerator Pickles from Webicurean
- Sweet Pickled Cauliflower from Because I Like Chocolate
Slurp and spoon soup and a side dish
- Easy Garden Fresh Tomato Basil Soup from Neighborfood
- Savory Summer Kimchi from A Mama, Baby & Shar-pei in the Kitchen
Dive into divine desserts
- Easy (no machine) Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream from Mama Bee Does
- Freeze 'em For Later Peach Berry Hand Pies from eating in instead
- Frozen Yogurt Covered Blueberries from Peanut Butter and Pepper
- Lemon and Blackberry Meringue Cakes from Happy Baking Days
- Lemon Curd Coffee Crumb Cake with Vanilla Drizzle from Wallflour Girl
- Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream from Killer Bunnies, Inc
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