by Simple Life and Home | Jul 22, 2013 | Freezing & Canning, Life & Home
If you’re like most people who have ever grown a garden, you’ve probably tried your hand at growing zucchini at some point along the way. It’s a very rewarding plant to grow, since it usually produces well in any type of climate and typically claims a spot as the top...
by Simple Life and Home | Jul 7, 2013 | Freezing & Canning, Life & Home
I am so, so, so, so, soooo excited! After years of unsuccessful attempts to grow enough peas to save for the winter (you can read this sad saga here and here!), I finally have a bountiful pea harvest. Well, bountiful might be overstating it a bit, but at least I have...
by Simple Life and Home | Jun 30, 2013 | Freezing & Canning, Life & Home
Now that the strawberry harvest is essentially over [whew!], it’s time to start picking and processing some of my other spring garden plants. The first of these that is ready (besides the lettuce, of course, which we’ve been enjoying in salad for several weeks now),...
by Simple Life and Home | Jun 16, 2013 | Freezing & Canning
This year, in addition to several jars of freezer jam, I’ve also learned how to make classic strawberry jam …as in the kind you boil on the stove and preserve in your water-bath canner. Here’s why. As much as I love freezer jam, it has a few drawbacks. First, you can...
by Simple Life and Home | Aug 11, 2012 | Freezing & Canning, Life & Home
It’s been a busy time at our house lately. The garden is ripe with harvest, which means, of course, that we need to deal with all those fruits and vegetables. Time to bring out the canning equipment and save that harvest! New to canning? Check out this home canning...
by Simple Life and Home | May 22, 2012 | Freezing & Canning, Life & Home
It’s that time of year again. Strawberries are ripe on the vine. Time to review one of my favorite activities: how to make strawberry freezer jam. Until a few years ago, I had never made strawberry freezer jam. Quite frankly, I was a little intimidated by the whole...
