Canning Plain Pumpkin (& how to purée it later) | Pressure Canning Recipe & Video

Although, winter squashes and pumpkins can sit at room temperature for several months, this is a great way to bust through the tedious work of using that pumpkin and getting them in a more approachable form. Canning them plain, gives you the most versatility with your pumpkin, and it's a very straight forward process. Here … Continue reading Canning Plain Pumpkin (& how to purée it later) | Pressure Canning Recipe & Video

Pressure Canning Carrots & Onions, with Herbs | Raw Pack Method

These are not metallic tasting! Done with carrots, onions, herbs, and a light broth, these canned carrots will take your food storage up a notch with delicious and flavorful carrots that can then be used as a side, in soups or in sauces. Here I go into tools you need, ingredients, and step by step … Continue reading Pressure Canning Carrots & Onions, with Herbs | Raw Pack Method

Herbed Potatoes with Onions | Pressure Canning, Raw Pack, Potatoes in Water

Canned potatoes can be baked, fried, boiled, and even turned into soup. And for some reason, potatoes are more delicious after canning than in some fresh potato recipes turn out! And adding herbs and onions to the potatoes makes them even better. This is an easy raw pack method to get 7 pounds of potatoes … Continue reading Herbed Potatoes with Onions | Pressure Canning, Raw Pack, Potatoes in Water

Canning Strawberry Jam | Low Sugar, Pectin, Fresh or Frozen Berries | Water Bath Canning

Strawberry jam is a pantry staple for our house, and canning your own is thankfully easy enough. In fact, I haven't bought storebought jam in years because all you need are 3 basic ingredients, some pectin, and a couple hours slotted away to make a batch. That said, I have learned that we prefer a … Continue reading Canning Strawberry Jam | Low Sugar, Pectin, Fresh or Frozen Berries | Water Bath Canning

Freezing Cinnamon French Toast | Vacuum Sealing | High Egg Count Recipe [Video]

My favorite way to preserve extra eggs is to make them into "non-egg" recipes: waffles, muffins, pancakes, and in this case delicious cinnamon French Toast. Duck eggs in particular, are great for baking due to their higher fat and protein content and are my preferred egg to use in recipes like this. Here I will … Continue reading Freezing Cinnamon French Toast | Vacuum Sealing | High Egg Count Recipe [Video]

Chocolate Blueberry Scones | Using Dehydrated or Freeze Dried Berries

Scones are a simple from scratch dessert to bake at home, and a great way to use up dehydrated (or freeze dried) berries, homemade jams, or other fruit preserves from the summer. Scones are treated as a dessert around here, but they are lower sugar than most other desserts leaving us with less guilt, and … Continue reading Chocolate Blueberry Scones | Using Dehydrated or Freeze Dried Berries

Garden Veggie Calzone Recipe | Pizza Crust from Scratch using Yeast, included

Calzone with Homemade Pizza Crust Recipe | Garden Veggie This recipe was inspired through the wonderful cookbook Serving Up the Harvest by Andrea Chesman. Her pizza dough recipe is perfection, and when I am taking a sourdough break, it's the one I use at home. Although, here for the calzone, I find it easier if … Continue reading Garden Veggie Calzone Recipe | Pizza Crust from Scratch using Yeast, included

No AI here | Declaration of a Genuine Blogger

Here is my declaration that all my blog posts will be written myself. Recently the tool ChatGPT has picked up popularity within social media and blogging. If you don't know, ChatGPT is a program launched late last year (2022). It is a program that allows people to ask questions to an AI program. The AI … Continue reading No AI here | Declaration of a Genuine Blogger

Practical Sourdough Sandwich Bread Recipe

You can make just about any bread product with a sourdough starter and a soft sandwich bread is no exception. With just a few ingredients, an overnight soak, and a quick rising in the morning, this loaf of bread can be easily made in a timely manner. Here I go into tools you need, ingredients … Continue reading Practical Sourdough Sandwich Bread Recipe