Another Day, Another Addition to the Pantry

In our continued effort to squirrel away our excess garden produce, Seamus and I made a big pot of chilli.

 We started with our garden's onions, garlic, eggplant, sweet peppers, a jalapeno pepper, cabbage, carrots, zucchini, parsley, and basil.  We added this to some of Ian's ground deer meat from the freezer and lots of spices.

Some time in the pressure canner and there we have it - six gorgeous jars of spicy, but not too spicy, chilli ready for the pantry.  To eat it we just need to reheat, add some kidney beans and top with cheddar cheese, creme fraiche and chives.  Now all that is left to do is wait for a cold winter's day and a loaf of bread fresh out of the oven.