Hey guys!

It's almost tomato season!

And around here that means it's time to start canning like a mad woman. 😂

When you've spent months planting, tending, watering and waiting for those tomatoes, there's something incredibly satisfying about finally seeing buckets of them coming out of the garden.

But then comes the next question...

What in the world do you do with all of them?!

For us, a LOT become tomato sauce.

And one of my favorite ways to make and preserve a big batch is to take the entire operation outside.

We cut the tomatoes, run them through the strainer, cook down huge batches of sauce and even water-bath can the jars outside over the fire.

Why?

Because it's tomato season. It's HOT.

I don't need all that extra heat, steam and mess in my kitchen. 😂

Plus, I love being outside.

In this video I'm taking you through our whole tomato-sauce day—from tomatoes straight out of our garden all the way to jars that will eventually end up in our pantry.

And that's really what all of this is about for me.

Grow it. Preserve it. Feed your family with it.

Because months from now, when the garden is covered in snow, we'll open one of these jars for pizza, spaghetti, lasagna or stuffed peppers.

That's when all those long summer days really pay off.

Come can with me!

​WATCH: Canning Tomato Sauce OUTSIDE Over a Fire →​

And hit reply and tell me:

What's coming out of your garden right now—and what are you doing with it?

Happy preserving!

Laura
Food Prood

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