Canning & Preserving
Basic Tomato Sauce for Canning or Freezing
This Basic Tomato Sauce for Canning recipe is definitely a step up from my original recipe for Roasted Tomato Sauce.
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Canning Honey Sweetened Strawberry Jam Without Pectin
Determined to land on a solid recipe for canning Honey Sweetened Strawberry Jam Without Pectin, I’ve conducted batch after batch of experiments with more than 60 pounds of berries this spring. I’m excited to share the results with you!
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How to Freeze Food in Glass Jars
Learning to freeze food in glass jars is not just a quaint homesteading trick. It’s actually another way to reduce exposure to harmful chemicals in plastic food storage containers and disposable plastic bags.
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How to Can Green Beans: Step-by-Step Instructions
I learned how to can green beans three summers ago. It gets a little better every time, but every time I use my pressure canner, I’m pretty sure I’m about to blow up the entire house. Or at least the kitchen.
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How to Freeze Zucchini in 5 Easy Steps
Are you swimming in zucchini? Don’t let it go to waste! This is the very best way to preserve every last bit of zucchini goodness so you can eat it all year long.
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Home Canned Salsa with Lime Juice
Have I mentioned I’m married to a native Texan? Back in Texas, salsa is practically it’s own food group. And boy howdy, do we go through a lot of the stuff.
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Roasted Tomato Sauce for Canning or Freezing
It’s tomato season, y’all! I’m dropping in from a long summer break to share a few of my favorite tomato canning recipes. Stay tuned over the next week or so for a few more recipes, including salsa and tomato soup. Here’s to that last great tomato harvest of the year–may yours be a bumper crop! …
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