Before I get started with today’s post. I wanted to mention the change in the comments section. You all know how much I love your comments.Love them!! I try and reply to them all here at Katherines Corner ( sometimes I fall behind) . But the other day I had over 300 and I was so excited. Until I realized only 7 were actual comments the rest were spam! So now there is a little box that you have to mark when you leave a comment. I’m sure you understand.
Okay……As I mentioned in yesterday’s post we have tomatoes..lots and lots of tomatoes.
But we also have peppers, yes, lots and lots of peppers. What to do? Easy Peazy..time to start cooking! I made spaghetti sauce base, marinara, or what I call “spaghetti starter” It’s the wonderful rich and delicious beginning of my spaghetti or marinara sauce. Before I add more tomato sauce, mushrooms and meat, etc.I start with this.
I start by sautéing onions and bell peppers in olive oil with a little basil,garlic and oregano. I toss in a bay leaf or two at the end just before adding the tomatoes.
I remove the skin from the tomatoes by cutting out the stems and placing them in boiling water. When they float to the top take them out carefully and remove the skin.
Then add the tomatoes to the sauteed veggies. Oops,no photo, sorry I forgot, just imagine those tomatoes in the pot all mixed with the veggies, they look good right? Okay just cook for about 5 minutes. Let cool, remove bay leaves and spoon into freezer safe containers.
I made a bunch to put in the freezer to use in the cooler months when the sweet taste of garden grown veggies is an absolute treat.
Do you do this? Do you store or can any veggies or fruit for use in the the cooler seasons?
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Shady Del Knight
September 27, 2011 at 04:08 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Tomatoes and peppers are a key part of my diet, Katie. With brightly colored fruits and veggies on your plate you know you’re eating healthy. Have a wonderful day, dear friend!
Poetesswug
September 27, 2011 at 05:02 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Your base sauce is basically mine too, but I don’t store or can. Thankfully our grocery store…up to now anyway…always has veggies of all kinds year round. They import some in the winter I think. Gotta be able to have spaghetti sauce or sausage and peppers, right?! ^_^
Ginger @ Small Town USA
September 27, 2011 at 05:32 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Looks wonderful! Wish my tomatoes had done half this good! Mine, not so good, too hot this year!
thisisme
September 27, 2011 at 11:21 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
This looks really delicious, and must be very good for you as well. I’m sorry you had all those spam comments. What a pain!
Ms. A
September 27, 2011 at 11:44 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Sadly, I don’t do this, but yours always looks amazing!
About comment responses, I don’t subscribe to them, because it made my inbox too much to handle for the bloggers who gets tons of comment. When the blogger responds to comments on their blog, in the comments, unless you subscribe, you don’t know what they’ve said, unless you come back to check.
Mumsy
September 27, 2011 at 12:37 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
That actually looks quite splendid! Love the bright fresh colors….~Hugs, M
snosler
September 27, 2011 at 12:57 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
You are lucky to have so many ripe tomatos … ours sort of flopped this year
Stopping in to say hi from the hop. Hope you can visit soon and return the favor. http://www.shaunanosler.blogspot.com OH, and let me know if you would beintersted in a giveaway for my book – maybe your bookclub could take it on??
maria
September 27, 2011 at 13:02 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
that looks delicious, I love tomatoes. I don’t preserve anything because I don’t know how to and my fridge is too tiny. Maybe when I get a bigger fridge.
Elaine @ Sunny Simple Life
September 27, 2011 at 15:09 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
This looks so colorful and healthy. Wow I have not ever had spam comments like that. That is crazy.
annie
September 27, 2011 at 15:43 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I love tomatoes and here in NJ we have the best (brag, brag). They are wonderful with onions and peppers.
It looks delicious!
Jodi Hall
September 27, 2011 at 18:30 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Love this recipe!
I entered your contest
T.
September 27, 2011 at 18:38 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Looks delicious!
Chris
September 28, 2011 at 03:07 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Great recipe lovely effort. TFS
Kristen
September 28, 2011 at 09:26 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I love freezing and canning vegetables for winter use. What a glorious bunch of peppers you have! That sauce sounds fantastic.
TigerEyes2001
September 28, 2011 at 21:37 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
New follower from the Get Wired Wednesday blog hop! Please follow back! Thanks!
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Kathy
September 29, 2011 at 07:25 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Sounds like a great quick new take on my sauce and one I’m sure my family would like! Thanks! Katherine I always love to visit at your site becasue it is so pretty here!! Take care!
Barbara Mascareno-Shaw
September 30, 2011 at 05:41 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Yum, those tomatoes look incredible. That sauce looks delicious, too. I can’t believe you still have such wonderful vegetables around. Hope you’re having a wonderful week