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How To Make Sauerkraut

January 2, 2021

How to Make Sauerkraut   A comprehensive, step-by-step pictured tutorial on making homemade sauerkraut that is  incredibly healthy and delicious!  Making your own fermented sauerkraut is super easy, requires minimal prep work, and the rest is just a waiting … Continue reading →

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Pickled Banana Peppers

September 24, 2020

Whether you're adding them to salads, sandwiches, tacos or pizzas, or enjoying them straight from the jar, these Pickled Banana Peppers are super easy to make, keep for months, and taste absolutely fabulous!    You've likely seen those jars of pickled banana peppers … Continue reading →

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How to Freeze Green Beans

August 22, 2020

Learn how to freeze green beans from the store, farmer's market, or your own garden so that you can preserve their freshness and nutrients and enjoy them all year round! Green beans are a wonderfully delicious, nutritious and versatile kitchen staple.  For those … Continue reading →

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How to Freeze Zucchini

August 12, 2020

How to Freeze Zucchini  Whether grated, diced or sliced into rounds, freezing zucchini is easy and enables you to enjoy that fresh summer produce all year round!  We'll show you how to blanch zucchini and prepare it for freezing so that it lasts longer and retains its … Continue reading →

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How to Freeze Kale and Other Leafy Greens

August 5, 2020

Freezing kale and other leafy greens couldn't be simpler!  We'll show you how to freeze kale and other leafy greens so you can enjoy their freshness and nutrition all year round! If you'd like to know how to freeze kale, how to freeze spinach, how to freeze Swiss … Continue reading →

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Mango Chutney (BEST EVER!)

March 5, 2020

Our readers RAVE about this mango chutney recipe!  Fresh, vibrant, and absolutely BURSTING with flavor, you're going to love this versatile and wonderfully delicious condiment! As a huge Indian food fan I love exploring and creating a wide range of chutneys out of … Continue reading →

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How to Save and Store Asparagus Seeds

September 27, 2019

Do you have asparagus plants and want to grow some more in the future?  Then read on to learn how to save your asparagus seeds! If you're growing open-pollinated varieties of asparagus plants and would like to grow more or gift your friends with some asparagus starts, … Continue reading →

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How to Make Sun Dried Tomatoes

September 24, 2019

Drying tomatoes is as easy as 1, 2, 3!  Plus they're cheaper than store-bought and taste WAY better!  We'll show you how to dry tomatoes in the sun, how to dry tomatoes in the oven, how to dry tomatoes in the dehydrator and how to store dried tomatoes.  AND we'll give you a … Continue reading →

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Blackberry Jam

September 2, 2019

Bursting with concentrated blackberry flavor, this homemade blackberry jam is easy to make, thickens up beautifully without the addition of pectin, and can be used in LOTS of delicious ways (see blog post below for ideas)! Nothing beats homemade jam; store-bought just … Continue reading →

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Pickled Onions (English Pub Style)

January 18, 2019

Practically a British institution, it's hard to imagine life in Great Britain without pickled onions!  Easy to make and irresistibly tasty, you'll want to make a double batch while you're at it! Right up there with fish & chips, mushy peas, pork pies and Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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Wild Huckleberry Jam

August 21, 2018

Learn how to make this exquisitely delicious huckleberry jam recipe from your freshly picked wild huckleberries! It's huckleberry season.  And that means fresh huckleberry jam! We enjoyed red huckleberries a few weeks ago and now the black huckleberries are … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

May 20, 2018

This classic strawberry rhubarb jam recipe is sure to win you over with its wonderful burst of fresh and fruity flavor!  Easy to make and includes canning instructions so you can make a bunch to last you through the year! Growing up I always looked forward to rhubarb … Continue reading →

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BEST Marinara Sauce

September 8, 2017

BEST Marinara Sauce  You won't find a more flavorful marinara sauce - it's easy to make and is absolutely PACKED with flavor!  Canning instructions included so you can enjoy the fresh flavor of tomatoes all year long! Marinara Sauce Recipe It's hard to beat a simple … Continue reading →

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Honey Peach Cardamom Sauce

September 6, 2017

Peaches are in season here in Washington State and I picked up a bulk load of 75 pounds of them last week!  I've been busy chopping and freezing them for smoothies, canning them, making fruit leather, peach cobbler and peach crisp, and thought I'd try something new - this … Continue reading →

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Homemade Blackberry Syrup

August 28, 2017

Bursting with the incredible flavor of concentrated blackberries, this homemade blackberry syrup is easy to make and tastes absolutely phenomenal!  NOTHING beats homemade! This year saw the best crop of blackberries we've seen yet with the largest, juiciest, sweetest … Continue reading →

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Best Homemade Giardiniera (Hot or Mild)

August 21, 2017

Not just for hot dogs and muffuletta sandwiches, add this giardinera to your burgers, nachos, pizzas, pasta salads and anything else your heart desires!  This homemade giardiniera recipe is simply the best and once you've tried it you'll be HOOKED for life! How To Make … Continue reading →

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Dilly Beans (Pickled Green Beans)

August 18, 2017

Dilly Beans (pickled green beans) have been a beloved classic for generations. And for good reason: They're absolutely delicious!  Plus they're super easy to make and keep for a long time! If you've never tried Dilly Beans you don't know what you've been missing! … Continue reading →

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How To Can Diced Tomatoes

August 1, 2017

There are several reasons it's a great idea to can your own tomatoes. The first reason is this:  BPA's.  Nearly everyone's heard of this chemical because of the health risks associated with it.  Sadly it continues to be used in so many of our food products.  In the case … Continue reading →

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Cherry Barbecue Sauce

June 27, 2017

A deliciously flavorful and fruity barbecue sauce you can enjoy on your grilled meats, chicken, burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, and used in any recipe that calls for barbecue sauce! What would you do with 75 pounds of cherries? That's what I picked up this past … Continue reading →

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Pickled Asparagus

June 14, 2017

Pickled Asparagus is easy to make, keeps for many months, and tastes absolutely FABULOUS! Asparagus is something I look forward to every year.  Steamed and served with a Hollandaise sauce, sauteed with butter, added to stir-fries, made into a creamy soup, roasted or … Continue reading →

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How To Smoke Neck Bones & Ham Hocks

June 7, 2017

At the heart of Southern home cooking, smoked neck bones and ham hocks are commonly enjoyed with things like beans, potatoes, rice, cabbage as well as in soups and stews where they're slow-cooked until their smoky, fork-tender meat falls right off. Most of you have … Continue reading →

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Caramel Pear Butter

October 10, 2016

If you're an apple butter fan you've got to try this with pears.  A fuss-free recipe utilizing the slow cooker, simply dump in the ingredients and let the slow cooker work its magic.  The result is a wonderfully deep, caramelized flavor that comes from slow cooking the pears … Continue reading →

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How To Make Fruit Leather

September 19, 2016

Making a wholesome, no added sugar treat for yourself and your family couldn't be easier! Too many food items you find in the store are full of ingredients that belong in a toxic waste depository rather than in a food item that's consumed by kids or grownups.  Fruit … Continue reading →

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Plum Butter (Pflaumenmus)

September 13, 2016

Plum Butter brings back memories of the time I spent with my Oma and Opa growing up in southern Germany.  There it's called Pflaumenmus and you can readily find it in any grocery store next to the jams and marmalades.  My Oma used to make Kartoffelpuffer (potato pancakes) … Continue reading →

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How To Can Peaches (Without Sugar, With Syrup or Honey)

August 25, 2016

Learn how to can peaches with syrup, honey or without any sugar at all and then sit back and enjoy your labor of love all year long! Canning is such a great way of preserving food to enjoy over the long haul.  Buy your produce locally when it's in season, can it and … Continue reading →

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Pickled Turnips

August 16, 2016

Pickling is a method of preservation that dates back to Neolithic times around 7000 BC.  During this anaerobic fermentation process strange and wonderful things happen that transform the original product into something quite different.  And very healthy with all those … Continue reading →

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How To Can Cherries, Dehydrate Them & Use The Pits

July 3, 2016

It's cherry season!  And that means bounteous harvests of gorgeous, plump, juicy globes of sweetness. We picked up two bulk loads of Washington cherries, a combination of Rainier and Bing, 80 pounds total! I've been preparing them several ways:  Canning, dehydrating, … Continue reading →

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How To Make Homemade Canned Boston Baked Beans or Pork and Beans

January 6, 2016

Here's the thing, if I'm going to make the effort to can I like to make a huge batch to make my efforts worth it, because it doesn't take any longer to do so.  But it does save me the time of making a second batch later.  But, you need a really large stock pot. The best … Continue reading →

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Homemade Dill Pickle Relish

August 15, 2014

An easy, wonderfully versatile and utterly deeeeelicious homemade dill pickle relish recipe! Canning instructions are included so you can enjoy this relish all year long! It's relish like this that makes eating a sandwich or hot dog just that much better.   It also … Continue reading →

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