How to Can, Freeze, Dry and Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home. How to Can, Freeze, Dry and Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home This month's notes: April 2014: Spring is just around the corner. Strawberries are here in Florida, Texas and California, next in late March and April for much of the South, then in May for most of the country and June in cooler northern areas. See how easy it is to make strawberry jam or strawberry-rhubarb jam!
Organic farms are identified in green! See our guide to local fruit and vegetable festivals!. Subscribe to our: Email alerts; Follow us on Twitter Add this page to your favorites! Save money, eat healthier, with no additives or chemicals... and with much better taste! Recipes and directions NEW! General Canning know-how Picking tips Blake's Easy and Illustrated Canning, Preserves and Jam Directions Jams, Preserves, Marmalades, Conserves and Jellies: You can use a Water Bath Canner OR a Pressure Canner for all of these recipes: Fruit Honeys Ice Cream, Gelato and Sorbets with your own fruit Pie Fillings Canning Meats. 10 Ingredients to Make From Scratch. Bone-a Fide Broth - Farm Dreams. When clearing out my freezer to make room for a Box-O-Meat (grassfed from Warren Wilson College Farm), more than anything else, I found bones.I excavated cow, chicken, pig, lamb, and rabbit bones, leftovers from meals long digested.
Being deliberate and conscientious about the meat I buy, I don't want anything to go to waste so I stockpile meat bones for the making of broth. Since the production of bone broth is no light undertaking, I tend to put it off. Although simple, it takes days and there are various phases to the process. Preparing a batch this time of year seemed well... untimely since most of the broth will be used for making cold weather fare; but seeing as it was necessary to make room in the freezer, I came to recognize that in some ways, Spring is an ideal time.
Many bone broth brewers rave about how wonderful it is to have their homes filled with the broth's aroma, but because it simmers for days the smell gets a little much for us. Bone Broth's Benefits... Bone appetit!
Condiments. Drinks. Rice/Pasta/Potatoes. Canning. BreakFast. Pork. Sauces. Mixes. Desserts. Mini Parmesan Crisp Bowls with Israeli Salad and a SILPAT Review and Give Away! PLUS Sweet Potato Chips! | Family Night Pizza. Easiest Homemade Cheese Ever! - Fromage blanc soft cheeseCommon Sense Homesteading. Have you wanted to try cheesemaking but been too intimidated? Do you enjoy spreadable cheese but don’t like the long list of questionable ingredients on most commercial cheese spreads? I’ve got a wonderful cheese just for you! Fromage blanc (literally, “white cheese”) is the easiest cheese I’ve tried to date, even a bit simpler than kefir or yogurt cheese.
(Kefir or yogurt soft cheese can be made by draining the milk kefir or yogurt until thick, but of course I have to make the kefir or yogurt first, which adds more steps.) I like to start this cheese just before bedtime, let it culture overnight, and drain it in the morning. Fromage Blanc Recipe – Homemade Soft Cheese Ingredients 1 gallon milk – raw or pasteurized, whole or skim (skim will yield a drier cheese) 1 packet direct set formage blanc starter ( or one of the rennet/starter combinations listed at Cultures for Health – see their directions) Directions Adapted from the book Home Cheesemaking In a large pot, heat milk to 86 degrees.
Crab Cake Recipe. Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe. Soups are definitely a highlight in the winter. They are comforting, warming and so good. I like to make baked potato soup as it really reminds me of eating a baked potato as a side in the summer. If you have potatoes that need to be cooked and have no idea what you are going to make with them, definitely give this loaded baked potato soup recipe a try. Serve with a sandwich like Rachael Ray’s Chicken Club Sliders (made indoors) or alone as it is very filling. This is not one bit healthy, but that is okay. You’ll enjoy the chunkiness of the potatoes, mild taste of bacon and the creaminess of the soup. Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe Total Time A creamy and flavorful loaded baked potato soup recipe with bacon, cheese, onions and sour cream.
Author: Nichol@KiddiesCorner Deals Type: Soup Serves: 8 Ingredients Instructions Preheat oven 350.Wrap potatoes in foil and bake 1 hour or until fork tender. Nutrition Information Serving Size: ½ cup Cals: 343. Preserving Fruit Flavors in Alcohol: Homemade Liqueurs | Growing A Greener World. When we discuss food preservation, we are usually talking about canning, dehydrating, freezing or fermenting. But did you know that you can also preserve fruit in alcohol, such as brandy or vodka? It is a way of preserving the flavor or essence of the fruit for later use. This method consists of steeping fresh or frozen fruit in alcohol for several weeks. In the end, you end up with some “drunken fruit” (good as a dessert topping) and a flavorful alcohol that can be used to make dazzling cocktails, punch, deserts or sauces.
But if you take it a step further and add a little sugar syrup to the mix , you now have delicious homemade liqueur! WOW! Homemade Raspberry Liqueur: This little gem is versatile in the kitchen and so easy to make. Better than store bought and packed with flavor, these little liqueur gems are versatile in the kitchen and very easy to make. And guess what? Fruit: Alcohol: Spices: You can make your liqueur uniquely your own by including some spices in the steeping process. LaSaGnA TiMpAnO. I went to see tUnE-yArDs on Monday night with some friends, and as always we wanted to cook a meal that somehow related to the show we were heading to. Sometimes this is hard to do, but other times it seems to come naturally.
Finding culinary inspiration in Merrill's lyrics seemed like it would be tough, but my sister knew what she wanted to make without hesitation. "How about something layered, because of all the vocal and instrument layering in the music? " From there we worked together to come up with this deep, colorful, and multi-flavored lasagna version of a timpano. If you are using words like deep, colorful, and multi-flavored to describe something inspired by tUnE-yArDs, you already know you got it right! Start by making a lasagna crust. This is actually the hardest part of the recipe. Finally got it together. Now it's easy, just start building the layers!
Alfredo sauce with some salami goes first. After 3 alfredo layers, I switched to pesto. A cheese only layer, just for fun. Good, Holy Heck Portabella Burgers. People. I know you’re busy. I know you’ve got things to do and people relying on you. Hogwash. There is nothing more important than you grabbing your keys, hightailing it to the grocers, and buying everything you need to make these burgers stat. Yes, I said STAT. This is a Code Awesome and you need to heed my instructions.
Thing is, I can prove to you how awesome these burgers are by telling you a story. I was working on a bunch of freelance recipes this morning. Do you see where this is going? Hmmm. And then, good high and holy heck. Topped with tomatoes. Suddenly I realized…Tablespoon wasn’t getting this recipe. Yes, I just said Basil Mayonnaise. Hello? What?! Because I didn’t want to do this to you. These are seriously the best portabella burgers ever. Homemade cheez-it crackers | dish & tell.