Food Harvest & Storage

Canning with Stevia is safe because Stevia is heat stable and is approved by UC Extensions. It works best in these recipes outlined below, and this post will explain how best to replace sugar with …

Preserved lemons are a common North African condiment and delicacy used for many Moroccan dishes. These Moroccan-style lemons are mildly tart with an intense lemon flavor. Commonly used in tagines with chicken or lamb dishes, in rice and soups, with seafood and my personal favorite Moroccan preserved lemon briouates.

Preserving Lemons is easy! Cut pieces of preserved lemon into bits and add them to soups, sauteed greens, and grains, like quinoa or rice. Makes one quart-size jar. Preserved lemons in smaller jars make welcome gifts. The sodium level for preserved lemons is lower than the nutrition fact calculation because before using preserved lemons, we rinse them quickly in cool running water.

Come learn how easy it is to make homemade apple cider vinegar! It's the perfect way to preserve apples or up-cycle and use apple scraps.

Use these quick refrigerator pickled beans as a garnish for Bloody Mary or Caesar cocktails, as a side dish at your next barbecue, as part of a grazing board, or just as a snack. This is a great recipe if you've never made refrigerator pickles before. No canning needed. These dilly pickled green beans are crisp and tangy with a satisfying crunch!

Crunchy, tangy, and oh-so-delicious! Learn how to make refrigerator pickled green beans in minutes. Perfect for snacking or adding a zing to your salads. This recipe makes approximately 3 pint jars.

An easy, fresh recipe that comes together quickly in a blender.

Come learn how to make quick pickled dilly green beans. They’re crunchy, tangy, and straight-out-of-the-jar snackable. Our recipe is safe for canning OR easy refrigerator pickles!

Easy Refrigerator Strawberry Jam Recipe

Think lavender is all about the flowers? Think again! The leaves are just as versatile and can be used in so many wonderful ways around your home. Click here to find out how to harvest, dry, and use lavender leaves in 12 creative projects. Save this pin for when you’re feeling inspired!

This delicious syrupy strawberry jam is bursting with sweet summer flavor and loaded with chucks of fresh ripe strawberries. Its the only recipe you will ever need! #strawberryjam #homemadejam #jam #berryjam #jamrecipe #bestjam

3 Ways to Make Pickled Asparagus! Pickled asparagus is a real treat during the spring season, and while asparagus season is short-lived, homemade asparagus pickles are delicious all year round.

Adjusting the processing time of your canning recipe based on your elevation or altitude sounds scary and is enough to make a beginning canner back up her canning jars and stick to freezer jam. Adj…

Step by step guide to freezing food in glass storage containers. If you follow these tips you can freeze in mason jars and not have broken jars! Learn to easily and cheaply freeze broth, beans, pesto, hummus, fruits, vegetables, and even baby food in glass jars right now.