Preserving Food

Every spring one of the first herb seeds I sow are basil seeds. I liberally scatter them in several places in the garden. I do …

Every summer I find myself spending a few days making canned beef stew, I make other canned soups and stews also but canned beef stew …

I used to think it was silly to preserve lemons because they were available year round at the store whenever I happened to need one. …

I love preserving food in a variety of ways and citrus is no exception. We have a wonderful Meyer lemon tree that gives us hundreds …

We have this amazing Meyer lemon tree that came with our house. Each year we try to freeze lemons to last the year. I like …

I was an teenager before I saw canned potatoes. I was at a friend’s house and her mom was quickly making dinner and I saw …

Every year we forage dewberries which are a wild blackberry that grows in our area. We try to pick enough to last the entire year. …

I love the convenience of having canned black beans and other dried beans on hand. However, I don’t like the price of buying canned black …

All along the rural roads in Texas there are wild mustang grapes and muscadine grapes that grow. Every summer we go grape hunting and pick …

Last year our garden produced lots of cucumbers. At least a lot for our family since only 3 of us like them. We had enough that …