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Canning 101

Here’s the post I am going to refer you back to again and again. These are the basic steps in hot water bath canning...

Curried Green Zebras

The tomatoes! And while I'm on the subject of tomatoes...oh how I loved him (R.I.P). He was so beautiful, inside and out. Ahem. Ok, so...

Buttermilk Ricotta

I bet you thought you heard the last of my year's supply of butter-making didn't you? Yup, you thought I went through all that...

Homemade Feta

Some of you may remember my trip to Turkey last summer. I fell in love with the country, its people and their way of...

Can Jam September Round Up: Stone Fruit

I really just have to do this...just so you know. As I've been sitting at my computer reading and rounding-up throughout the week I...

Fiery Carrot Pickle

Fiery Carrot Pickle Adapted from At Home with Madhur Jaffrey 12 medium carrots, chopped into 3/4 inch pieces 1 cup Sri Lankan mustard 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar Directions: 1. Stir...

Canned Tomatoes: Sauced

  I call my tomatoes sauced tomatoes not tomato sauce because while they are cooked down a bit, I would never use this as sauce...

Nigel’s Gooseberry Pie

There’s really only one reason in my book (blog?) to grow gooseberries. Sure, jam is nice, but the reason I brought my three little...

Spring Rampage Pickles

Up here in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, these babies are in full bloom right now. But you could do spring onions if that’s what’s sprouting...

Saged Pear Butter

I've had a lot on my plate these past few weeks- I had 2 of these in 2 nights in nyc: Then I had 8...