Preserving Food

Fermenting Chiles

These may look innocent enough to you But that's because your eyes aren't watering from the heat. If you're a chile head like me, or...

White Radish Pickle

If you really are committed to eating locally, and/or growing your own food then I think you've caught on by now that in most...

Can Jam December Round-Up: Dried Fruit

I'm touched by all the thanks and kind words about the can jam on many of your blogs this last month. Thank you. I...

Cultured Butter (and Créme Fraîche)

I am happy to report that sore shoulders (me) churner's elbow (M) and one broken lehman's best butter churn later, M and I have...

Kimchi Primer

If you were hanging around here last weekend, then you may know that I harvested a lot of Napa cabbage, for what has become...

Lavender Rhubarb Jam

I love lavender I mean c'mon - who doesn't love lavender? That's why I'll be sharing with you this lavender rhubarb jam recipe. I am...

Cool Cukes: Quick & Easy Ferments

It's been one of those summers. One of those that happens more and more frequently. Fall is falling before summer even sums. If you know...

Sweet Preserved Kumquats

Sun pods Shaped like an oversized grape, tastes like a very sweet lemon that can be eaten whole, peel and all, even when plucked directly...

Sweet Tomato Ketchup

Remember this? After two long weeks in LIC I got back to my little plot of heaven up in the Berkshires only to find...

Jam On It: Shaker Squash Bread

You may have a bunch of these hangers-on from your summer garden that are just about ready to jump. Or you might have been...