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Pear Jelly
I made pear fruit, just like gramma used to do, so we can enjoy pears while it’s cold and the snow is blowing outside! With the pear scraps, I tossed them into a pot, topped it up with water and cooked it for a few hours. I left it sit overnight and then I strained…
Zucchini Corn Chowder
We have lots of corn from our garden this year and my mom gave us a bunch of zucchini, so I froze some, and then made this delicious Zucchini Corn Chowder. Chowder is a thick, hearty soup that has a cream or milk base and loaded with vegetables or seafood. In today’s vegetable chowder, we…
Canning Homemade Pasta Sauce
We were gifted some cherry tomatoes so we decided to use these tomatoes along with some tomatoes we had purchased from the farmers market and make pasta sauce to can and enjoy it during the winter months. It’s such a great way to preserve those tomatoes! We are using Parsley and Greek Basil from our…
Homemade Salsa to Can
It’s the season of canning and preserving! We bought some “salsa” tomatoes this past Tuesday from a local farm, and now that they’re ripe, we decided to make a batch of salsa that we can enjoy this winter. This is the first time I’ve ever made salsa to can. It tastes great already! We used…
Candied Peppers – Garden Candy
Today I’m making Candied Peppers. These candied peppers are commonly referred to as “Cowboy Candy” but because we are using a variety of peppers in ours, rather than just jalapeños, I’m just calling it Candied Peppers…or Garden Candy!
Harvest Apple Pumpkin Punch
It’s been hot this week for harvesting the garden, so we knew we wanted a cold and refreshing drink to help cool us. This Harvest Apple Pumpkin Punch has that fall-time flavor we enjoy during this time of year, and is exactly what we were looking for to help cool down. Let’s get started! This…
Pumpkin Spice Syrup
I love all things pumpkin spice but often purchasing pumpkin spice anything doesn’t quite taste like it. My daughter and I have tried pumpkin spice lattes from different coffee shops — some had a bit of the pumpkin spice flavor I enjoy and some not so much. I knew we could create a delicious pumpkin…
Sweet Tea Harvest Punch
It’s Harvest Week so what better than to enjoy a fall time refresher!! This Sweet Tea Harvest Punch is delicious with a punch of cinnamon, zing of orange and crisp apple mixed with sweet tea. It’s so good! And the honey adds a bit of sweetness, though I think next time I’d use maple syrup…
