Preserving Vegetables

How to Make Fermented Garlic Scape Hot Sauce

The garlic scapes are up and this year we got quite the haul, coming in at around 1.5 kg, or ...

How to Pickle Garlic Scapes

One of the things I love about growing garlic is that you get two different harvests from them—the garlic, of ...

How to Make Pumpkin Butter

For fans of pumpkin and all things autumn, pumpkin butter is a treat. I made a batch last year and ...

Making and Preserving Pumpkin Puree

Cans of pumpkin puree are something I generally don't have on hand and when I set out to make something ...

Two Ways to Dry Hot Peppers (and What to Do With Them!)

In summer of 2022, I tried growing hot peppers for the first time. We had a few jalapeño pepper plants, ...

How to Make Butter Chicken Sauce (with Canning Instructions!)

Tomatoes are always a problem in our garden because we always have too many. In summer of 2022 we somehow ...

How to Make Pasta Sauce (with Canning Instructions!)

When the tomatoes first start ripening in the garden, it's a time of joy. Nothing beats a fresh tomato! But ...

How to Pressure Can Potatoes

Every year my husband grows far too many potatoes. We give some away and we attempt to eat as many ...