Salsa
An excellent medium tomato salsa. It is chunky so if you want a smoother salsa, cut your veggies into smaller pieces. If you want it hotter, increase the jalapeños. To…
$40 Beets
Several years ago, my husband grew beets and decided to pickle and can them. He had watched me bottle relish and tomatoes and thought ‘I can do that.’ So he…
Rhubarb Jelly
This year, with a lot of rhubarb, I wondered about making jelly. It is more time consuming than jam, so I hadn’t done it in a long time and never with…
Rhubarb
If, like me, you’ve been watching your rhubarb plant get bigger and bigger but you don’t feel like making a pie or jam, here’s what you can do. Just cook…
Tomatoes
Freezing is probably the easiest way to prepare a supply of tomatoes. In season, buy a large quantity of them or grow your own. At other times of the year,…
Preserving: Basics
It's not hard preserving food and doesn't have to be especially time-consuming. You can freeze, can or dry foods for use later. It's a good way to make use of…