This pear butter is made with maple syrup for a warming autumn flavor. Make it this fall and can it for year-round enjoyment! Your house will smell so good as spiced pear butter simmers on your stove, perfect for a cozy fall afternoon. Pears Are The New Apples Pears don’t always get the love they…
Chunky Applesauce with Spices: Canning Recipe
Chunky applesauce is comfort food for me, especially this version with a glow-up of warming fall flavored whole spices. What’s better is this canned applesauce is here to stay and is on the shelf, ready to enjoy no matter the season. Glow-Up Your Applesauce The best way to give your applesauce a glow-up is to…
Apple Ginger Kombucha For Fall
This apple ginger kombucha is full of fall flavor and bubbly probiotics. With a crisp apple taste paired with the warmth of ginger, this is the perfect drink for a cool autumn day. An Apple Season Best Apple season is here, and with it comes some of the most delicious treats. I like to add…
Aronia Berry Oxymel
Aronia berry oxymel is an easy-to-make herbal recipe with tons of benefits. Mellowing out aronia’s tart taste, this oxymel recipe is a perfect blend of raw honey and vinegar, making it a healthful remedy! All About Aronia Berries Also called chokeberries, aronia berries are a superfood with high antioxidant and antiviral properties. Aronia berries are…
How to Freeze Zucchini: Three Ways
It’s the season of zucchini over-abundance! Freezing zucchini is a great way to store it long-term, and these are three great ways to do it so you can preserve and enjoy zucchini at its best all year. A Zucchini Summer If you’ve ever experienced a “zucchini summer” in your garden, you understand the wild abandon…
Fermented Dilly Beans
Dilly beans are a new treat to me, and they’re so delicious. The sourness, the dill and garlic flavor, and the beans’ crunch are awesome! So, of course, I had to make fermented dilly beans! Fermenting Green Beans I love all kinds of pickles and always have, and was one of those kids who would…
Fermented Honey Blueberries
A great way to preserve and use your abundance of blueberries is to make fermented honey blueberries. This super simple recipe has tons of health benefits and the sweet taste of summer. It only takes two ingredients and a little time. Raw Honey Benefits Raw honey is thick and sweet and has many health benefits….
Elderberry Kombucha: Second Ferment
Elderberry kombucha is a super delicious, fizzy second ferment with health-beneficial properties. Made with elderberry syrup and added to basic kombucha, this drink is probiotic-rich and has immune-boosting elements, too! Homemade Kombucha I love kombucha and all of the probiotic benefits it provides. It’s good for gut health, and any herbs, berries, or fruits added…
Homemade Blackberry Jam: Low-Sugar or No Sugar
Make low-sugar blackberry jam to preserve the goodness of summer all year round! Sometimes, you need a good old-fashioned blackberry jam to make the summer feel complete, and this low-or-no-sugar recipe is a great way to make it healthy! A Blackberry Summer We’ve all had “zucchini summers” or the like in our gardens when the…
How to Freeze Berries: Two Ways
Freeze berries this summer to keep them fresh and usable long past their short ripeness window. Each berry has a freezing method that works best, it’s not one-size-fits-all. When done correctly, freezing is a great way to store fresh summer berries! Summer Berries At Their Best I basically live for summer berries. Their ripe sweet…
