Preserving Food

Walnut sage pesto

It has been a real treat tricking around the blogoshpere of late and seeing all my fellow foodies and homesteaders waxing poetic about this...

Raspberry vinegar

back in july i threw a bunch of just-picked raspberries into a quart jar and doused them with white wine vinegar. with the best...

A lot o’ new preserving books!

Not like we need another clue to show us we're on to something but I just received an amazon notice in my inbox telling...

Nigel’s gooseberry pie

There’s really only one reason in my book (blog?) to grow gooseberries. sure jam is nice, and i wouldn’t shake my spoon at a serious gooseberry...

Carrots In The Jar With Acid

First you need to click on this link get the melody in your head and continue: Picture yourself in a jar underwater with salt, herbs and...

Spring Turnip Pickle

Even though we're basically farmers ourselves I can't help but go to area farmers markets whenever I can. That is the one consolation prize...

Raspberry rose jam

There's a general consensus between a group of my favorite jammers and i that if ever you come upon a stash of raspberries it's...

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...

Carrot & coconut mutney

It's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it. I can't help it. When the days get shorter, and colder, I become a...