What do ya'll fix for a fancy dinner? I was determined to fix something "nice" for Handsome for Valentine's Day. I was flummoxed as to...

The water here is very very hard and full of minerals. It comes from deep limestone wells below the plains in this part of the Midwest. ...

Today was my first day as an Egg Lady and I blew it. Twice over even.... I've been providing eggs for Bestie and Friendly for a few...

My Aunt used to teach classes on making yeast breads at the local cooking school. Once I asked for lessons, she taught me too. It then...

Let's talk about lids again. I buy the cheap lids on Amazon. I like this one particular brand**. It works well for me and holds up on...

Another Don't Look post..... We take such precautions to can our food carefully and correctly. We make sure our processing times are...

When canning, headspace can become a hot topic. Let's discuss.... Every canning book and instructor will tell you to leave so much...

Month of organization and inventory.... and... weight loss? Nah.... I'm seeing alot of folks doing a pantry challenge this month; meaning...

When opening a jar of your home-canned food; there are some things to watch for that help tell you that the seal (and food) is good....

Time to clean out the fridge.... Again.... When I'm working on canning up a large amount of product; I like to fill the jars, wipe the...

My biggest challenge is getting everything cleaned up, labeled and stored away. I can make batch after batch of something and those jars...

Cold Pack Hot Pack Dry Pack Wet Pack Cold/Cold/Cold Dry Canning Open Kettle Oven Canning There's terminology all over the place on how to...

You're probably wondering why I am so insistent on the 4x6 recipe cards.... I've got all my grandma's and my aunt's recipes and some of...

It's an odd thing, going from being scared of cooking and canning under pressure to being so comfortable with it, that there are 4...

The very first thing I ever pressure canned was Chili. I had 2 jars out of 7 quarts seal. (I think it's still on the shelf.) I was...

Don't show it your fear! It can sense it! I'm just kidding! There's alot of fear mongering, let's dispel it. I was scared the first...

Mirepoix - the trifecta of vegetables commonly used for base flavoring in recipes. Around here, that means celery, onion and carrots....

(Hopefully she won't be mad at me for the funny picture.) Bestie can make broth like nobody's business. She has the roaster set up and...

All over YouTube and bookface, you will find folks talking about, cussing at and arguing with other people over canning lids. It's a hot...

So many of my recipes make loads of food. Even the regular bread recipe makes two large loaves or 3 small ones. This is far more than...