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Looking for a quick and easy homemade spaghetti sauce recipe that freezes well and tastes great? This is my modified version of a recipe I found in a freezer cookbook. I use it often when I’m freezer cooking for my family. It’s perfect for spaghetti, meatballs and lasagna. This sauce is especially great for my [...]
Start With Small, Fresh PeachesIdeally, the peaches will be picked right off the tree. More realistically, they will be purchased at a farmer’s market or the local grocery store. Be sure they are fully ripe, but still fairly firm. The heat of processing the peaches will cause them to soften. To can peaches whole, the [...]
I’ve been thinking recently about the fact that, for some reason ,”Home Economics” doesn’t seem to be taught in schools much any more, but it is needed more than ever. If you haven’t done much cooking in the past but intend to start afresh by cooking more, here are the basics that you’ll want to have in your pantry.
Tomatoes are a fast-multiplying garden vegetable and can be used in a variety of ways. When your tomatoes are ripening faster than you can eat them, take an afternoon to blanch and peel them for future use. This way, when recipes call for crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce, you’ll always have some on hand!
When it comes time to pick tomatoes from your garden, take an afternoon and make some homemade freezer salsa. This is a great how-to for those who are beginners at making and freezing food. This salsa recipe is great for dipping or for use in other recipes. It is easy to make and oh so tasty!
Bombay Sapphire® is a dry gin imported from England. If you’re looking for a gin gift, Bombay Sapphire is a good choice, with its clean taste and delectable blue bottle. With a recommended retail price of $24 for 750ml (25 oz), it’s also fairly inexpensive.
Canning is the best way to preserve all of your fruits and vegetables that are so plentiful in the summer and fall. Whether you are canning your own produce from your garden or buying in season fruits and vegetables from a CSA or farmers’ market, you will save money by canning when the produce is plentiful and cheap rather than buying it off season. Plus, by canning produce from your own garden or from a trusted source, you will not have to question the ingredients and quality.
There is nothing like fresh, succulent berries to jazz up a smoothie or dessert during the summer months. But what do you do when you long for that flavor come January? The produce aisles have an abundance of berries during the summer months, why not take advantage of the fresh fruit at a great price and freeze them to use for later? Freezing berries is extremely simple and leaves you with a supply of summer’s goodness to get you through a long winter.
Got your jam supplies ready? Here are some easy instructions to lead the way as you create freezer jam from fresh or frozen berries.
It’s easy to make freezer jam! Collect these simple supplies, and you’ll be ready to turn fresh berry crops into delicious jam this summer.
