Back in the day, I would grow dozens of broccoli plants and put up 30 gallons of frozen broccoli each year. That hasn't happened for a...

During one of the vet trips with Tom, I found myself quite hungry. There was a fast food place a block away and I decided to stop there...

During the sickness, I spent alot of time beating myself up for not being able to work like I normally would. While that is certainly...

It's been very very dry here. We have had little rain for many weeks. I shudder to think what my water bill will be for using the...

"You're not supposed to thank me for the flowers!", she said. I knew it and I forgot; I was just so grateful. It's an old wives tale. ...

It's never ending! Dishes and Laundry! In fact, I'm avoiding doing said dishes and laundry by taking time to write this post! Ha! I'm...

I'm trying to keep all these balls in the air at once. It doesn't work well. I watched a video last year of a lady stating that it might...

I've always been an extremely giving person. In the past, I've allowed too many people to participate in my life that did not deserve...

This is a food blog. That means that where the food comes from is involved. Growing food and raising food is part of our vernacular....

As we have discussed before, I cook mainly from scratch. I don't use many pre-made mixes and etc unless they are shared with me or I...

A very common question in canning: If my product is already cooked, why does it need such a long processing time? The answer is density....

Once you have a ham bone, ya gotta make Ham & Beans! It's just necessary. This is my stovetop version. There is a separate recipe for...

For several years now, I've spent Easter alone. McDonald's was the only "Easter Dinner" I got. There just wasn't any reason to cook a...

Recently, I've started seeing people wanting to pressure can items that really shouldn't be pressure canned. Everything from tomatoes to...

Life is insane. We are all chasing our tail in one way or another. It's okay to slow down once in awhile. With canning, you're forced...

Soooo..... I"m in the middle of a big-time jelly failure. I haven't had one of these for a very long time. The last round of this...

It takes 10 full minutes at a hard rolling boil to consider a jar sterilized. At this point in my canning life, I don't even remember...

The number one reason lids fail to seal is because of an unclean rim. And you can tell me you wiped the rims over and over and I'm...

When canning, you're going to experience some sealing issues. (see Crying Over a Broken Seal) I don't care how accomplished you are at...

Do you have extremely hard water like we do? Do your dishes come out looking like crap? Try some of these things to help! First, make...