This Salsa Making Didn't Go As Planned (Sort-of a recipe) | Roots and Refuge Kitchen

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6-8 lbs of tomatoes, quartered and cored
8-10 Peppers (Jalapenos or Serranos)
Head of Garlic
2 Onions
1-2 Bunches of Cilantro
Up to 1/4 C honey
2. T Good Salt
Juice of 1 Lemon
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[@johnliberty3647]

a lot of negatives are going on in my life, your positive attitude has been a blessing in my life. Also since I started watching my gardening skills have improved.

[@angelacollins1343]

I save and freeze the liquid that is released when roasting tomatoes and add it to soup. It adds so much flavor, I call it liquid gold

[@emptynestgardens9057]

🤦🏻‍♀️ great idea!!! I'm having so many "why didn't I think of that!?" moments reading through this thread. 😁

[@shevwheels]

I usually just put it in my pot and cook it way down before putting my salsa in, so you concentrate the flavours

[@angelacollins1343]

I roast all of my tomatoes these days for sauce with garlic, onions oregano and basil, salt and olive oil. I drain off the extra liquid and freeze in small containers about a cup or so. I treasure that liquid, it makes my soup. I purée the rest and freeze, that’s my sauce. With just two of us now, that’s how we roll. I am a woman who canned 100 quarts of tomatoes packed in juice, not water in one day with my Grandma’s help and my baby crawling around the kitchen back in the day, about 40 years ago. Things have changed, but those days were fun and satisfying. We are down to 12 tomato plants now. Three good hills of cucumbers and lots of herbs.

[@bettinah.7429]

Angela Collins i was thinking the same

[@beckykukoski8678]

I do the same you arr so right

[@kristydickens1283]

I'm so glad you shared the real process of cooking. That's what really helps people who are learning. They follow a recipe exactly and think they did something wrong when it isn't perfect the first time they taste it. Then they get frustrated and may give up. I swear the most important lesson in learning to cook is to taste your food, then adjust it. As you practice and gain experience, you get better at anticipating what a recipe will need, or knowing what to add when it isn't quite right. I'm awful at sharing my recipes with people because I just add till it looks and tastes right.

[@juliereis5924]

Kristy Dickens same 😂🥰

[@gardengatesopen]

Me too!!! Exactly what I was going to say! I rarely use a written recipe w things like this. Cooking this way is what makes it fun for me! It's make it as you like it - all the way! Thanks Jess for a "real" cooking video! ♡ I'm trying to teach my daughter how to cook, and she is a very step-by-step person. (Where did she get THAT from?!?) So now I have a video to show her, before we begin our salsa experience, and she will know what to expect. Which is what makes it easier for her. This "real" way of cooking IS something everyone should learn how to do - in my opinion. Thanks Again Jess, GREAT VIDEO ♡♡♡

[@Yohina1989]

Same here! We're trying to make a recipe book for my mother in law and it's been hard because I never measure things lol. Just do things base on taste and preference

[@NS-pf2zc]

I'm the same way. When people ask for my recipe I cant even say what I put in it. It changes almost everytime! It was only when I realized recipes were a springboard for creativity that i learned how to really cook!

[@kathygoodwin8360]

Yes! I give recipes to my friends as a list of ingredients... a couple of them can't handle it.... they go by exact measurements. :)

[@justpatty7328]

"Tweak as needed," my life motto! Next tshirt 😁

[@dianetucker2711]

Patty Meade-Austin LOL!!! ABSOLUTELY ❣️

[@LadyLeoneLocks]

Totally!

[@catherinemeechan2558]

I want that shirt! 😁

[@kittycat_candy2173]

Tweaker

[@sandybush1661]

My dad was raised by his grandparents. In the summer, my great-grandfather grew fields of tomatoes. When ripe, they would pick them, and can them in metal cans on an outdoor fire to sell at stores. Water bath canning was almost the only canning my mom ever did. She didn't use the pressure canner except for when there was no option. Over the decades, water bath canning has been fine. Nothing has changed.

[@dodymarriott4013]

I've been making salsa for years and never thought to roast the ingredients. I followed your advice this year and it's the best batch of salsa ever! Thank you!

[@queenizzy01]

I love adding lime juice to salsa!! Pico de gallo, tomatillo salsa, and fire roasted are some favorites of mine

[@joanies6778]

I was thinking that lime juice would go great with that cilantro, too.

[@kiki29073]

I will too of I'm making a Mexican style tomato sauce or salsa. I make a pico de gallo with a avocado or avocado salad. I don't mash my avocados. I leave them in chunks.

[@Kree8tif]

I always use lime juice as well.

[@myheartisinthemountains2660]

When you said " I'm of the frame of mind you can't use too much garlic " I said aaaamen sister. 🤣

[@ramibu239]

Preach!😆

[@staceymarie9122]

Yaaaassssss

[@anchorageprepper9008]

Love that you are keeping it real during the process. The rest of us mortals won’t feel so foolish trying to make salsa. Never would have thought that you would use honey. Can’t wait to try this out. Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@saraloggins8365]

Great video. Life is about rolling with the punches and making it all work out in the end. Too many people would have called that a fail, but you handled it gracefully and were flexible with the process. Thank you for showing the 'real'.

[@mellywell]

"If you don't have cilantro, what are you even doing with your life?" Fell out of my chair chuckling. Completely agree. Jess, next time you use yellow tomatoes you can add some pineapple (maybe your ground cherries) and or some mango and you can have a fresher salsa. Quite yummy.

[@kathygoodwin8360]

totally agree.... had me in stitches on the floor...

[@helpfulhandsbydenise6847]

Me too. Loved it. Great idea about pineapple and mango .

[@LindaW1956]

not me. I hate that crap. lol. If you could taste what we taste.. you'd know.. Ugh.. it's so awful to my taste buds~ lol.

[@darleneclark6098]

Or mango

[@donnielyday8128]

Cilantro doesn't like me.

[@AlsHomestead]

"I had to buy tomatoes from the store..." talk about PTSD😂😂

[@lilolmecj]

Al's Homestead cute comment. I live in the Pacific Northwest, my tomatoes are just now blooming. I do freeze as many as I can.

[@TheShisnette]

I LOVE that you kept the video AS IS and didn’t redo it to make it look easy. It’s more real life moments and I appreciate you for that! 🥰

[@caitlinpretty4652]

I know these videos aren’t your favorite but I really enjoy them! So thank you for making them for us! 🥰🥰

[@-em_]

My garden is finally a success this year thanks to you I can't wait to try this recipe

[@DebBeeman-ir9eu]

I love the way your showing us the real way you cook, because your showing the real you not a phony you. I enjoy watching how you roll!

[@sandyb5598]

Thanks for keeping it real. That's what I love most about your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@paulalatimer7286]

Been waiting with my earbud in at work for this vid! Time to go hide to watch😉

[@dreamsofrockland]

I looove your kitchen videos. I know they're not the most comfortable for you to make, but thank you so much for making and sharing them. Also, this is perfect because I'm about to harvest a bumper crop of tomatoes and needed something to do with them.

[@katiebates2042]

Thanks for keeping it real! It's refreshing to watch a video that shows us how to tweak and deal when things don't go as planned. PS- had our first "kitchen day" today and your videos were on repeat! (first year our garden has been producing a great harvest- much thanks to your channel!) Root and Refuge has been a go to for us! Thank you!

[@sandyg8794]

Hi Jess~ I really appreciate that you not only showed how you make salsa, but also what you do when it doesn't turn out as planned. It will definitely save a lot of people from throwing away a batch because it isn't quite right. Especially those who have to make something exactly the way the recipe says. Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@theresaparodi6027]

This is exactly why I love to cook - and not bake - when cooking, you get to adjust to the tastes of those you’re cooking for♥️

[@sherrysardi8928]

Me too.

[@kmiller6002]

Me too I LOVE to cook.... But HATE to bake...

[@sherrysardi8928]

@@kmiller6002 Twins!!

[@prettyboy54321]

I love the honesty in this video. I consider myself a decent cook and sometimes I need to tweak the hell out of my own recipes. You go, girl!

[@GameNerdMom]

The cilantro thing is genetic, its pretty interesting......im so glad you made a salsa, my big tomatoes are blushing and I had been looking for a recipe. Red Sauce recipie next! 😂😂😂

[@oldsoulmodernworld5320]

I use to hate cilantro till my second pregnancy now i love it 🙈🤷

[@lilystabile3594]

That happened to me with eggplant!

[@thistlemoon1]

Cilantro tastes like soap to me.

[@Weeflowerofscotland]

Thistle Moon me too!

[@GameNerdMom]

@@thistlemoon1 yep thats genetic! Its pretty cool what gets passed down thru the good old genes

[@daniellegrows2498]

Another year has gone by and I’m back at this video to aid in my salsa I’m making from my garden!!! Thank you for all the value you bring me!!! 💖💖💖

[@journey2asimplelife]

Thank you Jess for always being so honest and transparent about things! :)

[@chelseagrimsley6689]

Thank you for not remaking this and being so honest! I have learned more from you showing how to trouble shoot that this didn't turn out as planned!! Do you think darker varieties, Cherokee purples or black beauties, would have a more profound flavor in this? Darker tomatoes have become my favorite this year.

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Yes, definitely. I think the combo of the milder tomatoes, not roasting high enough with the oven preheating and those cilantro bunches being so big all played into it.

[@kathiedavis3312]

If you leave everything whole and put heat up to around 400 until it all gets darker than your’s did this time you also get a much richer roasted flavor. I love the honey and lemon . Thanks so much for being just a Real person down to earth I appreciate that so much.

[@sn232]

how long do you roast it at 400°F with all vegetables whole?

[@SmallYardBigPlants]

I so appreciate you and how you share your life with the world. I am growing tomatoes for the first time this year and cannot wait to make salsa with them! Keep being real ❤️

[@gardengirl50t30]

AWESOME video!!!! That's what's so easy to like about you. Your just REAL!!! I've learned especially with my sauce...Nothing Ever comes out the same, but ya tweek it as you go and it's always good in the end! ❤

[@lauragarmon6969]

I find lime is a good alternative to the lemon.

[@maryjemisonMaryjay1936]

Laura Garmon I love LIME IN MY SALSA

[@jenniferrescott1149]

I like lime better for a lot of things

[@mneraasen224]

Love limes in salsa!

[@sherry2836]

I like lemon in salsa and lime in guacamole.

[@debrabray8855]

Lime is my favorite too.

[@nataliedubious5241]

I love the giant puppy’s snoot is at bench height! I have big greyhounds so also run into this issue, but it’s always interesting to see other snoot’s getting into mischief

[@g.peterson8894]

Oh, and I want to add that I really like your kitchen videos. My daughter (who is one of the pickiest eaters in the world), suggested making pickles with the cucumbers from our plant. She used the recipe from your recent Quick Pickle video. Can't wait to try them!

[@lindarinner9482]

Your videos, that I learn the most from, are when things don't work out as planned and here's how we're gong to adjust it. Or, it turned out different but it's OK like that and here's why. Right now I get frustrated several times a day, it won't always be like this, things will improve. I am better at turning off that frustration because you set the example. It's OK to get frustrated, take a minute, let it go and move on. Thank you for being a good influence. And as always, thank you for blessing me, I bless you back.

[@justpatty7328]

I agree!

[@thundaera]

Love seeing you in your beautiful kitchen, amazing work space! So awesome that you've left in the reality of creating. How you thought out loud about why and how you decided to correct your issues. You are an amazing instructor sharing your life experiences with a peaceful humorous attitude, no panic things happen. With all that's happening in the world you are a Blessing, thank you, Bear too!

[@kellyjackson8666]

Thank you for showing the whole process I feel like a lot of people don’t cook because it’s not perfect every time, but they don’t realize even the best cooks have to tweak things they just edit that part out ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ktreinking6665]

This has got to be the 30th time I have watched this video. I search for it for motivation with shat to do with my peppers and tomatoes. Yet, I get a great salsa recipe and the GRACE I need to even attempt at cooking homemade salsa. Thank You Jess! You speak to my soul before I even know I need you 🥰❤️ Wish me luck with my salsa 🤞🏽

[@staceymarie9122]

“..but if you don’t put it all, then what are you even doing with your life?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣💕💕💕💕💕 I LOVE cilantro lol. Too funny

[@samanthajean237]

It warms my heart to see my comment from a year ago and know how much I’ve learned. This salsa is fantastic and I did can it! YUM! Thank you!

[@Kimberly-lp4nh]

Cilantro-"If you don't put it all, what are you even doing with your life? " LOL! That made my day.

[@lsncuddy]

I like that you show mistakes or unsuccessful crops. It shows the real world. Blessings

[@sunsetsky594]

I just had my first tomatoe sandwich in years and it was delicious. My big tomatoes aren't ripe yet so I bought one from a local farmers stand. I put two layers of thin slices, some mayo, salt, onion powder and garlic powder and wow, yummy!

[@ellasladek3124]

You are nice to hang out with , a real down to earth person it’s a pleasure to learn from you , thank you

[@LittleHomesteadOnHinerPond]

The “real process” taught me so much more than if it hadn’t happened. Thank you!

[@whitneybingham3111]

I love love love you showed the learning and adapting process!! At first I followed recipes and ended up with less than amazing products but the process is the real learning!!! Thank you Jess!!!

[@thelocalroot1724]

I absolutely love the real ness of this video! It seems like I’m constantly tweaking recipes to fit what I like, which is the key to each persons success. Also, I never knew about adding honey! I will have to try that! 💕

[@mariahthomas2878]

I totally share your feelings on cilantro :) hahah that made me laugh out loud.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Jess the next time, try to smoke it instead of roasting it! It makes a HUGE difference!

[@melissan9199]

Just seeing all those yummy veggies on your counter in your newly renovated kitchen, makes my heart ❤️ sing 🎶

[@kessell637]

I appreciate you keeping it real: seeing a cook need to make adjustments helps me to see new ways of looking at my less than stellar results now and then. 💕

[@rachelmcvay28]

You cook a lot like I do. I tweak a lot of my things especially if I know how it is supposed to taste and look. I am really excited to try this. Thanks for being so real and honest.

[@libbylauderdale4255]

I am very glad that you continued with the video and showed us how you worked it out. I do that a lot but I feel like I'm doing something I'm not susspose to do. Love seeing that someone else does the same thing. Thanks for doing that.

[@georgiakristine4224]

I have been looking for a roasted salsa recipe !! I made it a few years back, of course I missed placed it and it was fabulous !! You are my best gardening, canning and spiritual friend Jess !! Much Love from Georgia 🍑💜

[@Garden_Reine]

This is the perfect recipe video in that it is imperfect! That's how cooking is I've come to realize. I'm a huge recipe person, but I'm slowly getting to that point where I'm modifying to my tastes as I go. Thanks for showing the real deal!

[@kalindaborkowski288]

great job is cooking videos like this that give young people the courage to cook. God has blessed you with true skills to aide the younger generation

[@Pegz63morningmix]

I appreciate you being "real" about making this. I can see it helping me tweak the recipe to my liking!

[@stephaniehanuman-dale6279]

When I learned to cook from my Italian grandma she always said “quanto basta” when making a recipe That means “as needed” When using garden fresh ingredients sometimes you need to tweek things a little Always taste your food before serving❤️💚

[@chamelaroo4683]

I love that you show us "mistakes" because i have a perfectionist mindset sometimes and i would consider it a failure if it didnt come out just right instead of thinking what i could do to fix it. I am learning that its ok to learn and keep trying instead of saying i cant do something because it did not go how i thought it should.

[@maryellenwalz7415]

You are a breath of fresh air.

[@homesteadbythehighway8548]

I have just discovered your channel as a recommendation from a friend! I love your real ness. Thank you for not editing out and creating a perfect recipe and sharing the tweak.

[@dellazoe]

I love your videos. They are real-life, love your fixing it on the fly - that makes sense to me! Plus your videos are so positive and uplifting. I love watching them. Thank you!! ds

[@lindseyspaulding8767]

Thank you for sharing!! I truly appreciate your authenticity and showing how to adjust to a recipe as you go !!

[@mitchdaniels5276]

I so much appreciate you showing us the raw and real version, it’s not always right the first time and you can always make it better if you need to! Can’t wait to try this recipe 😋

[@louisewhite3391]

I’m so excited to can, I keep trying little things and it’s great that you’re making more kitchen videos! Your reminders to just try are so helpful. Hope you’re having an amazing day!

[@juliereis5924]

Louise White if you go to BESTREVIEWS.GUIDE and search canning books it will bring up the 10 best reviewed books on canning. I love cook, canning books and I get the feeling that Jess at least likes cookbooks lol 🥰🥰🥰 Whichever book you choose (if you decide to go that route) I’m sure you will have fun making recipes your own 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@sarahelizabeth7389]

Thank you for being real Jess! I feel like nothing ever goes right for me when I'm cooking so its nice to see it can happen to anyone!

[@KanyshSt]

i LOVE the baskets you use. I dont have a farm yet but when i do, i want baskets like those everywhere for all kinds of random jobs!

[@lizethswaim5566]

You are the cutest! I completely understand your frustration but thank you for being your genuine self!

[@beckykukoski8678]

I have watched so many professional cooking shows over the years, where nothing goes wrong. I loved seeing a normal cooking experience where stuff doesn't always go as planned but you figure it out and go with plan B. Real life. Love it.

[@MsTexan1]

I literally laughed so loud. It was so refreshing to see someone showing real life in the kitchen like I experience with our girls making homemade recipes. 💗

[@TheAgelessdiva]

I loved the teaching video! It was wonderful to see how to correct the salsa!

[@lifelessonsfromdog7280]

Perfect example of no recipe being the best recipe! Best lesson in life to learn.

[@jupitersgarden5097]

One of my favorite things about your videos is how authentic they are. It makes the projects/ideas/lifestyle you present so approachable. Authentic charm is your niche.🙂👍🏽💚

[@carlsonscottagefarm9355]

I love that you are so real! That is more encouraging for me because perfect never happens in my world

[@amyjohnson2211]

You are very special, Jess. Thank you for sharing your true salsa making experience with us! ❤️

[@angellynn4421]

Thank you for your authenticity, it makes you so relatable and enjoying to watch. This recipe sounds great!

[@pennynewell3459]

I loved that you showed how to tweak your recipe. Everyday life.

[@ruatgr2]

Thanks for keeping it real, and teaching us how to be adaptable. I appreciate you!

[@nursebarb1120]

I can hardly wait for salsa season! Being in 7b Colorado Springs we don't even start canning until end of August. Thx for sharing, love your real life channel! Blessings on your day!

[@tammyhorne4342]

Hi Jess. I made salsa last night for the first time using your recipe with tomatoes from my garden and OMG it is delish!! I don’t want to ever eat store bought salsa again. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.

[@jess_athome2018]

Oh my gosh, I love this and I’m so happy I found your channel, I’ve watched quite a few videos of your lately and love them all. I am not a “precise” cook and these are the kinds of recipes/cooking videos I love most!

[@nicolebrausewetter6650]

Thanks for keeping it real. It is refreshing to see and to learn from the process.

[@helpfulhandsbydenise6847]

I appreciate your real life channel. Your outlook and work ethic is outstanding. We especially love Benjamin! Just preordered your book so excited. We used trellises and eggs this year and our tomatoes looks incredible. Thank you so much. Keep on doing the next right thing.

[@stephanitesmer729]

Thank you Jess for being so transparent...love your videos and content.

[@elyo1945]

I love how you keep it real.

[@gbpine]

I love that it wasn’t perfect and you fixed it!!!! That’s cooking! And teaching

[@maryiorio426]

Jess, you are so adorable! Thanks for sharing your mishap so the rest of us feel better about redoing things when the taste is off! You do like way more cilantro than me, but I’m right there with you on there never being too much garlic! Your garden is amazing! Thanks for sharing and teaching!

[@saraguenther8452]

I got around to making this salsa today for the first time. It is amazing, the whole family loves it. Veggies all from my garden 😊

[@nancykeyser-miller7685]

Thank you for sharing. Always a pleasure to see how others cook and have the same problems I do. God bless!💜

[@fatgirlfarmsteader4824]

I love this video and the fact that you are so down to earth and real. God has been tugging on my heart a lot in 2020 to homestead and garden bigger. Im a very emotional person and this may sound odd, but when I watch things like what you are doing, gardening, kitchen canning and ALL THE THINGS lol. It makes me want to cry because I want those things for myself as well. What Im trying to say lol, is your videos tug at my heart, whether it be I see myself in you, I see myself doing what you do, or I yearn for the day I do those things too. Thank you. Even in this video I got emotional lol Please keep doing what you do. God bless you. He's working on me through learning from you. ❤

[@grinstaspinsta]

Thanks for the real process! I cook the same way, it's helpful to see how other people tweak their recipes as they go ☺️

[@janispool8108]

thank you, Jess, for all the information of your salsa recipe. It's also helpful to know how to tweak it for just the right flavor. Thanks for leaving that part in the video. You don't know how helpful that is for first-timers.

[@eurochic7]

This is the same way I make mine as well but I also add a few tomatillo and it is so delicious ❤ My tomatoes are just now blushing and I can't wait to make my salsas! Sending you many blessing and continued success. You inspired me to grow a garden for the first time on my own this year my parents always had one but I wasn't very interested before, and I feel like I found what I feel was missing for so long. Thank you!

[@debbieperry2120]

Cooking is a process. It is about the journey as well. Love having the real life not fake cooking. Keep it up Jessica!

[@westr70]

Thank you for sharing the salsa experience in its entirety. We all can relate. Can't wait to try it.

[@MoonGypsy]

LOVE it that you show the real kitchen experience !

[@Naturegirl55]

Thanx for sharing the "Imperfect" process! Cooking "on the fly" is how I learned to be a good cook! Showing how to adjust and modify as you go is SO important & necessary!

[@diannevaldez8670]

I didn't think of myself as a good cook until my children so so loved anything that I made. Anything!! This gave me confidence to stretch and try new things. According to my children I am the best cooker ever!!! I love it and it makes me so happy!

[@maryannefolk1590]

Improvising is a great skill when it comes to preparing food!

[@nicoleersser5815]

Cooking is so much alchemy - lovely to see you enjoying your ingredients & kitchen

[@sunnydayssandytoes4337]

I really appreciate how you show the oops, mistakes or not quite not the way you wanted it to turn out moments. I was not allowed in the kitchen growing up and have dealt with constant inept feelings for decades. Im almost 50 now and still find such great comfort from seeing the 'real' kitchen happenings. That is true encouragement to me. That the way I figured out cooking by making things do and fixin them is just fine. Getting rid of that I'm not good enough or inept feelings that are not the truth.

[@susannedouglas354]

I love this. Thanks for being real and unafraid to share imperfect.