Category Archives: Canning/Preserving

You are what you put in your coffee. OR How to make your own coffee creamer.

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Jennie

Milk, cream, and vanilla…. OR Corn syrup solids, vegetable oil, sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, mono- and diglycerides, sodium aluminosilicate, artificial flavor, annatto color [etc]… What would you rather put in your coffee? The older I get, the more aware I … Continue reading →

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Marinara: A Multi-Purpose Sauce (Or the story of the tomato vines hanging in my house)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Jennie

Last year we made our own marinara from tomatoes we purchased.  (We didn’t grow enough to do our own.) It wound up being one of our favorite things we had in our cupboard for the winter.  So, this year we … Continue reading →

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Bringing the Bistro to Your Kitchen… (and other tips on using preserved food)

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Jennie

Note: It would be very easy for me to skip this blog as it won’t be easy for me to write.  While I consider myself a decent baker and could give you recipes all day long, cooking is something I … Continue reading →

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A Cherry on Top

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Jennie

It is cherry pie time of the year again.  Last weekend my honey and I made our annual trip to pick pie cherries.  Since cherry pie is one of my father-in-law’s favorite, we picked extra this year so that I … Continue reading →

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Finding Fungus

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Jennie

To say that this last month has been busy would be a gross understatement.  We have been busy around the farm, busy at work, busy at second jobs, busy traveling the world.  How we managed to fit a vacation in … Continue reading →

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