Add a delightful kick to your meals with these homemade pickled carrots and jalapeños. Perfect as a side dish or a tangy topping, this recipe combines vibrant vegetables with aromatic spices, creating

I couldn't resist taking a morning to make Lilac and Violet flowers into jelly and syrup. It was a good day to work in the kitchen with it being damp and dreary outside. The Lilac flowers were perfect,

When it's raining and too cold to garden, yup, I pulled out the canner and made "Spicy Pork". I had these two pork loins taking up space in the freezer, so I thawed them and preserved them for

Making apple butter/friend passed away

canned mullet

Hello, Hivers! Today's post is about canning some zucchini. I had a good harvest of big zucchinis from last summer's garden and I had not canned them all, so I was storing them in the basement. The large

making pickles squash and radishes

no pickles today /bike tire fixed

canning zucchini - flop or good thing?

My grandkids requested I make applesauce for them. It is one of their favorites to have and they especially crave it when feeling under the weather. Since the farm markets have this year's apples all picked,

Foraging apples, damsons and blackberries for jams and to can apple pie/crumble filling for winter.

I have not been very active on Hive for a year, especially for the past six months, much to the consternation of the half-dozen people who read my posts with some regularity. The primary reason for my

August and September are the busiest months for preserving all the garden produce. Every morning you will find me in the kitchen preparing what needs to be either canned or frozen. Sometimes, I will even

This beef bone broth is the most flavorful broth I have ever had. Also, it is my first time making homemade. I sent my husband on a quest to find some beef bones, and he finally found some for me. He got

That's right, I made Zucchini Bread Jam. If your garden is bursting with zucchini, you may want to give this recipe a go. I found this on "Cosmopolitan Cornbreads" website. She has some awesome

The tomatoes are producing heavily now and this week I canned three batches for the #prepper pantry. Cutting them in half to remove the seeds and roasting them in the oven to easily remove the skins. It

The greens were ready to be harvested last week and I planted a few too many to eat all at once. So, I decided to look up how to preserve greens in the Ball book of Canning. The procedure was very simple

Today, I will share another #salsa recipe with you. Here in New York corn on the cob is showing up at all the local farm stands. It is the perfect time to make another favorite salsa my family enjoys.

It is time to restock the pantry with a few jars of salsa. Today, I'm sharing one of my favorites; Firey #Peach #Salsa. It is absolutely delicious and I am sure you will love it too. Firey Peach Salsa

When the blueberries are abundant it is time to make jam and syrup. It has been two years since I made the jam so it was time to restock the #pantry. If you follow me here many of you know that I am a