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Blueberry Pie Filling
Blueberry Pie Filling – makes approx. five pint jars The perfect filling for pies, cakes and parfaits! Depending on the size of your pie pan, shallow or deep, an average size pie requires 4 cups (1...
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Peach Pistachio Conserve
Peach Pistachio Conserve – makes approx. 6 half-pint jars I had so much fun creating this recipe last summer! It was even more fun to bring a couple jars to family gatherings for taste-testing! This...
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Rhubarb Apple Chutney
Rhubarb Apple Chutney – makes approx. 7 half-pints This gorgeous chutney has a tart yet sweet flavor and warm tones making it perfect for scones, crepes and pastry fillings. It is also delicious...
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Preserving the Essentials for an Emergency
Preservation Methods for the Essentials It is important to have certain staples on hand in the event of an emergency, disaster and in the event money is tight and running to the store for every meal is...
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Hot Veggie Pickle Mix
Hot Veggie Pickle Mix Enjoy this fun spin on End of the Garden Pickles to spice up your Bloody Mary or any summertime meal! The gorgeous variety of colors are a beautiful display beside any salad or...
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
I just love a good, hearty soup in the winter – and especially on the gloomy, dark days in April when the showers are suppose to bring May flowers! You will often hear me say how canning and...
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Less Sugar Berry Jam
There is something to be said about having a delicious, homemade berry jam setting on your pantry shelf! Often times people say once they have eaten a homemade jam they rarely, if ever, purchase store...
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Dehydrating Bay Leaves
Bay leaves hail from the Mediterranean in and around Turkey. They’re members of the laurel family, the leaves used to make wreaths for Olympic champions in the days before gold medals. In the Middle...
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Chicken Pot Pie Filling
Chicken Pot Pie Filling – makes approx. 4 quarts or 8 pints Having my mom’s delicious Chicken Pot Pie Filling on your pantry shelf aides in speedy, healthy meal preparation. Ingredients 12 large...
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Zesty Tomato Salsa
Zesty Tomato Salsa – makes approx. 12 8-ounce jars or 6-7 pints This salsa goes above and beyond any traditional tomato salsa blend! Replacing jalapenos with poblano peppers and using red wine...
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Using Dehydrated California Chilies
Dehydrating is an easy, inexpensive way to preserve foods. One of my best growing crops are my peppers – whether it is bell, jalapeno, Anaheim or habanero, peppers grow abundantly in my garden. Even...
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Pickling Asparagus
Pickled Asparagus – makes about 6 pints A great side to a frothy beer or an excellent alternative to celery in a Bloody Mary! If you would prefer a non-alcoholic splendor, they taste excellent in a...
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How to Can Peaches in Extra-Light Syrup
Peaches in Extra-Light Syrup – makes about 8 pints or 4 quarts Ingredients 8 to 12 lbs peaches – peeled, pitted and halved 1 ¼ cups raw sugar 5 ½ cups water Citric Acid Bath: ¼ cup lemon juice 4 cups...
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Canning Beef Bourguignon aka Beef Burgundy
Canning Beef Bourguignon (Beef Burgundy) – approx. 6-8 quarts This meal in a jar is a delicacy in many more ways than one! For starters the tender beef just melts in your mouth while the wine, bacon...
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How to Use Home Canned Beans
You will often hear me speak about using your home canned goods in meal creations – and will often hear me speak openly about being prepared for when a disaster strikes, having a ready-made food source...
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Winter Canning with Kiwi Chutney
I live in Michigan – a state buried in snow giving this record-setting winter! For many like myself, living in the norther hemisphere presents challenges during the cold winter months. During the...
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Canning Dried Beans
Photo Courtesy: McCloud Photography Canning Dried Beans – makes approx. 9 quarts or 18 pints I love adding home canned beans to soups and stews, when making a fresh batch of chili and will often use a...
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Pickled Brussels Sprouts
I am having so much fun teaching and talking about Canning 101 Basics this winter!! Typically in my classes after I break down the canning basics I get everyone involved in a hands-on recipe so they...
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Canning Wild Game
Venison, Elk, Moose and Caribou After a fun hunt out in the wilderness, preserve your prize using a pressure canner! The pressure and high temperatures tenderize your meat allowing the flavors of...
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Chili Con Carne – The Perfect Winter Meal
One of my favorite Meals in a Jar is my home canned Chili with meat and beans! Especially when the snow starts to fly in Michigan – nothing beats heating up a quart of chili to warm me from the inside...
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