Got a lot of fruit that you want to store for the winter? Then this guide is just for you! Canning a fruit cocktail may seem like a difficult task that requires industrial-grade machines, chemicals, and specialized techniques—but it’s quite straightforward and very rewarding! How to can fruit cocktail? The best way to preserve multiple…
Canned goods fill our pantries for simple meals and backup. You never know when you may be stuck at home for an extended period and need to be able to whip up meals. Or maybe you’re simply a planner and like to keep your canned goods stocked well for meals and everyday use. Whatever the…
Sauce is one of the finishing touches to a variety of dishes. From spaghetti sauce to alfredo sauce to green chili sauce and more, many dishes simply are not complete until they are topped with sauce. Various sauce options can make or break a dish if they are not created and taken care of properly….
Coconut cream has a variety of uses, from making desserts and goodies to making various cultural dishes as well. Coconut cream and coconut milk are not the same thing, much like dairy cream and dairy milk are quite different. Coconut cream is a versatile tool and you can purchase it from the store or you…
In the US, goji berries are most commonly sold already dried, but farmers’ markets, specialty shops, and your own garden are wondrous things so you might be wondering what to do with fresh goji berries. Goji berries are a fun, tasty addition to your smoothies, cereals, salads and anything else you’d care to toss them…
Pickled beets are a great way to change up the flavor of your beets as well as preserve them. This works quite similarly to the process you might see for pickled okra or pickled cucumbers (commonly referred to as pickles) – or really pickled anything for that matter. The term pickled simply refers to a…
Canned tuna is one of the easiest foods to work with. It has so many uses – from adding it to salads to making up some Tuna Helper and then some. How do you best like your tuna? There are a million and one recipes out there for making foods with tuna, and what’s better…
Grape jelly makes the best PB&J, but can be used for so many other things as well. Grape jelly is pretty easy to make. Some grapes, water, sugar, and pectin and you’re good to go! Most people use concord grapes for making jelly, but you could essentially use whichever grapes you want. If you grow…
Canning food as a means of preserving it has been around for generations upon generations, but the J. WECK Company founded in Germany started to really change the game around the turn of the 20th century, at least in Europe. With the rise of the almighty Amazon and worldwide shipping, Weck Jars are now giving…
Homemade soup has so much more flavor than the store-bought kind, not to mention nutrition. If you make yourself a big batch, it’s also way less expensive in the long run. Butternut squash soup is perfect to batch cook because the squash themselves can be quite large and, once you start, you may as well…