And we hope you like jammin too. Think beyond morning toast. The underestimated jam deserves far more attention. Think about mid-winter meat glazes of peach or plum. Consider as filling for the perfect layered cake–cherry jam has become our birthday cake filling favorite, with apricot… Read More
Indian curried lentils warm my soul and stomach. This recipe, just right for the season and written for large quantity, hails from my college days before having apples of my own and a little lemon tree to pick. These fruits are complimented well by sweet… Read More
Just in case society crumbles, the pantry is packing. Worried about warding off winter scurvy? An easy fix ~ juice and can all the freshness of fall. After the more lengthy work of sauces, salsas, chutneys and such, processing remaining fruits in the juicer is… Read More
Harvest time ~ busy and abundant are the key words of these weeks. The canner and dehydrator fill up every day. Trees and gardens overflow as the days grow shorter. The sun’s giving us the hard working energy we need for high gear preservation of… Read More
Why do the mundane and repetitive work of canning food? What are the reasons that make it anything more than a hobby? In our high velocity American culture that values speedy profit at the expense of quality and continuity, we increasingly hear complaints about food. The… Read More
Cherries have dripped from their trees in a wonderful year of harvest. Bings, Rainiers and sour varieties have filled our baskets and pails, processed and preserved in many ways. Here’s a final method for the last of them with sweet, dried Bing cherries for snacking… Read More
It’s like a bit of cherry pie in every bite. Jam on toast has never tasted closer to the well loved desert. And this canning jam is easy as pie, even for the novice canner. Unlike the sweeter varieties, sour cherries are a breeze to pit.… Read More
This is the first of three recipes utilizing the year’s bounty of cherry goodness. The spring came early, spared us frosts that devastated last year’s harvest, and blessed us with abundance. Now is the time to preserve, bake and cook up the cherries. This recipe recommends… Read More
The savory winter roast ~ can you be topped? According to the teenage boys who shoveled out our snow socked driveway, there is no beating this recipe. Of course there are many versions and methods of the chuck roast, but this recipe received its honing from years of many… Read More
The tomato is truly one of the finest edible creations. And the succulence of the garden ripe heirlooms we’ve been picking urges using every little bit of the fruit. Finding a way to use seeds, skins and all is always the preference in terms of nutrition content.… Read More
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