It’s jam making season! The first one we make is strawberry! I use an awesome pectin called Pomonas Pectin. It allows you to use no-low amounts of sugar, unlike any other form of pectin. I purchased it on-line in a larger amount. It lasts for a long time, so it’s much less expensive to purchase it…
Dried Cherry Cranberry Sauce
How much do I love cranberries? So much that I stock up in the fall to last all year! Cranberries shouldn’t be only for the Thanksgiving table. Cranberries freeze very well and are jam packed with Vitamin C, an essential immune boosting vitamin and anti-oxidant. Add cranberries to breads, muffins, smoothies, oatmeal, etc. Cranberries are…
Garlicky Pickles
If you’ve had homemade pickles, you know there’s nothing like them. The store bought ones can’t hold a candle to these! These pickles are slightly spicy, and full of flavor, and have a nice kick to them.You must make these! The best cucs for making pickles are gerkins. We’ve had an amazing fall, so, even though…
Garden Fresh Tomato Sauce
Sunday sauce-a great thing to do on a Sunday! Making sauce from in-season veggies traps in the sweetness of vegetables at their height of perfection. If you don’t grow tomatoes, go pick up a few quarts and make some sauce! We make a big batch and freeze or can what we don’t use. This recipe…
Garden Fresh Foodie Salsa
In rolls the tomato harvest and with it, my famous salsa recipe that I’m going to share. We just harvested 114 pounds of ‘maters and more are coming down the line! Ahhhhhh! This recipe uses up some of our beauties and is perfect for the big game, taco night, or topping off a salad. This…