Tomato Ketchup (sauce for us Aussies)

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I really dislike tomato sauce that has that sort of slimy mouth feel and you know it’s got thickeners and additives in it. Because I have finally had my tomatoes start to ripen here in Melbourne, I decided to make some in my Thermomix.

The thing I absolutely love about it, is that it uses the whole tomatoes – skin and pips, so I don’t need to blanch, peel or sieve and there’s no waster except the small core from the bigger tomatoes (I chucked small tomatoes in whole) which was given to the chooks. It also tastes amazing! You can find the recipe here:

https://cookidoo.com.au/recipes/recipe/en-AU/r68842

And my video tutorial here:

Enjoy.

Canning Fail of the Day

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I love preserving food for when times get hectic and I can grab “convenience” food off my pantry shelf, knowing exactly what’s in it and more importantly, what’s NOT in it. I have a dehydrator, vacuum sealer, pressure canner and now my Thermomix to help with preparing food and pantry basics in advance to have on hand when I want them. It also give you a sense of pride and security when you look at your pantry shelves full of wholesome food that YOU prepared.

Sometimes things don’t always go to plan. I chose to laugh about this one but there have been some I’ve cried about. I was canning ground beef and when I opened the lid after the appropriate time and the pressure had gone back down was confronted with this.2 lids had completely blown off. I had followed the same procedure I always use so I’m not sure what happened. I double check all of my lids and how loose or tight they are now, just in case that was the cause. Sometimes there doesn’t seem to be an obvious reason. I decided to make spaghetti with the 2 open jars and the other 3 went on the pantry shelf. I had a giggle and said a silent thanks to the powers that be that it wasn’t worse and I was able to salvage the food I had spend money and time on.

Whoops