2016 Year in Review

I like to keep track of things - how many books I read, how much our garden produces, and how much money I save by couponing. So, here are my totals for those things in 2016:

Top 10 Books of 2016

In 2016 I read 96 books and 35 cookbooks. Here are my top 10 books for 2016:


Fiction

The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin
A Robot in the Garden by Deborah Install
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Pax by Sara Pennypacker

Non-Fiction

Seinfeldia by Jennifer Armstrong
Evicted by Matthew Desmond
Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist
A Deadly Wandering by Matt Richtel
The Marvelous Pigness of the Pig by Joel Salatin


Cookbooks

Learn to Cook 25 Southern Classics 3 Ways: Traditional, Contemporary, International by Jennifer Brule
Homestead Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Our Hearth to Yours by Eivin and Eve Kilcher
Eating in the Middle: a Mostly Wholesome Cookbook by Andie Mitchell
Rise and Shine: Better Breakfasts for Busy Mornings by Katie Sullivan Morford
Savor: Rustic Recipes Inspired by Forest, Field and Farm by Ilona Oppenheim
Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun, and Totally Delicious by Maria Rodale

2016 Coupon Savings

In 2016 we saved $2,277.43 by couponing! We went down slightly from last year, but still I'm super happy it's over $2,000!

2016 Garden Totals

Squash - 21 

Zucchini - 12
Tomatoes - 216
Grape tomatoes - 63
Cucumbers - 543
Okra - 863

We got a lot less squash and zucchini than last year and about 100 less tomatoes. But with more plants we got a lot more cucumbers and a lot more okra than last year. Every year is different with a garden!

From our garden we canned:

11 pints of tomato sauce
10 quarts of tomatoes
131 pints of pickles

From outside our garden we bought peaches, a bushel of green beans, a bushel of Golden Delicious apples, and a gallon of apple cider to can:

11 half pints of peach butter

19 quarts of green beans

10 half pints and 12 pints of apple butter

16 half pints of apple cider jelly