Preserving Food

Canning carrots is an easy and versatile way to preserve the harvest at the end of the season and stock your pantry. Canned carrots are …

What is the best way to freeze fresh basil to retain the flavor and color? We put all the the popular and not-so-popular methods to …

Fig season is short, although it does come twice a year, so be sure to preserve figs while you can. Figs can be canned, frozen, …

During the summer Mustang grapes grow all over our area. Mustang grapes are similar to muscadine grapes. We use these tart grapes to make grape …

This sausage, potato and kale soup is an adaptation of Olive Garden’s “Zuppa Toscana” soup. I love making soups but when I can adapt them …

Traditionally fermented pickles are easy to make and full of probiotic goodness for your gut. Every summer we make jar after jar of these naturally …

There’s a cycle that happens every year in our neck of the woods. Every November through January we have more citrus than we know what …

Neither my husband nor I grew up in a hunting family, fishing yes, hunting no. However, when we moved to this area we met many …

I don’t know much about apples, except that they taste really good and are really good for you. There’s also about 5o million varieties so …

Bananas are a staple fruit in our home because they are so very inexpensive, even the organic bananas are much cheaper per pound than other …