National Can-It-Forward Day
Ever since I have started making my own jams, chutneys and pickles, now some four years ago, people have been telling me that I should sell them. I very much enjoy giving away my home-preserved...
View ArticleUpcoming Events: Canning Classes, a Food Swap and meet Marisa McClellan of...
I just got back from attending my second BlogHer conference. This time it was in New York City, which meant I got to see my brother and his family, and one of my dearest friends from high school. It...
View ArticleFarmers’ Market Find: Green Tomatoes
While I continue to spend all my waking moments on grading, here is a post from last October about what to do with green tomatoes. With the temperatures dropping, you will be seeing a lot of these...
View ArticleFarmers’ Market Find: Cranberries
Are you starting to think about Thanksgiving? I am. I am spending the afternoon making cranberry sauce for our holiday table. Here are my thoughts on cranberries, reposted from last November. The Oak...
View ArticleGet Ready for Canning Season with Ball Heritage Collection Jars
It”s almost April, so according to the calendar, it must be spring, even if the weather tells us otherwise. We spent part of our spring break in upstate New York visiting family and going from Chicago...
View ArticleWhy Preserve Food at Home?
Spring is finally here and with the arrival of spring fruits and vegetables like strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus, ramps, and fava beans, I have a lot of cooking and preserving projects on the horizon....
View ArticleAll About Jars
After my last post about the many reasons why home food preservation is a worthwhile undertaking, a reader — who is not a canner but is a food swapper — asked me where to find glass canning jars. This...
View ArticleWhat I'm Making for the June Chicago Food Swap
The Chicago Food Swap is having its next event on Sunday and it is going to be a doozy. I was able to find an amazing host, Gallery 1028, that has enough space to accommodate as many swappers as we...
View ArticleDesserts in Jars Garden Event Giveaway
It is surely no surprise to any of my readers that I love jars. Anyone who cans as much as I do naturally builds up quite a collection of glass jars in different shapes and sizes. I love to scour...
View ArticleHomemade Cranberry Sauce for National Cranberry Day
Did you know that November 23 is National Cranberry Day? I suppose it makes sense, being so close to Thanksgiving, which is cranberries time to shine. But I love to cook and bake with cranberries all...
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