Before and After Salsa

I had an abundance of tomatoes this year and I didn't need to can any stewed tomatoes, so I decided to make some delicious salsa.

• First I dipped the tomatoes in hot water to get the skins loose and removed all the skins.
• Then I cut up all the veggies: I added onions, red peppers, green peppers and hot peppers.
• The onions get me every single time. After the tears were wiped away, I dumped everything into the big pot and added some pepper.
  
• The salsa simmered for a few hours and the whole house smelled incredible!
• When the salsa was ready, I processed the jars on my barbecue grill stove because my house stove can't handle such a large canner.

I totally forgot to take an after picture of all the pretty jars of salsa and now that they are stored down in the basement, I don't think I'll bring them back up for a photo. Rest assured, when it's cold and windy and snowing out this winter, I'll be pulling out a jar of this heat and loving every single bite.