Canning I am not a fan of canning. I usually prefer to freeze most of the veggies we harvest from the garden. But due to lack of freezer space and my kid’s preference for canned veggies (yeah, I know right?) I have come to terms with the whole process of canning. I can’t say I… Read More
What’s in Your Food? My friends and family ask me all the time why I spend all that time preserving the produce from our garden if I can just buy it at the store? My answer: You can’t buy it at the store. What store sells my homegrown blueberry jam or my seasonal cherry preserves… Read More
Preserving Herbs The most popular way to preserve herbs is to dry them. I do my fair share of herb drying. I have a small dehydrator that I have been running almost daily now since my herb harvest began. I dry them in batches and vacuum seal them for later when I make my herb… Read More
More Cabbage Than You Can Eat Can you preserve cabbage? Yes. You can can it like most vegetables or make it into sauerkraut. I would have canned it if I had many rows of it, but we managed to harvest about 6 heads this year. So, I did the next best thing: freeze it. Like… Read More