Peaches are the epitome of summer fruit! At the peak of summer, peaches are so sweet and delicious, but they don’t last long. Preserving peaches into a jam is the perfect way to experience that flavor through the fall and winter! Many recipes for jam and other preserves call for so much sugar, which isn’t…
Food Preservation
Preserve the bounty with food preservation recipes that will show you how to dehydrate, freeze, can, and pickle all of that garden fresh produce. Imagine how it will be when you can still get a taste of summer even though there is a chill in the air.
Be sure to check out the 12 different ways you can preserve apples or sample the delightfully fruity Strawberry Rhubarb Butter. Dehydrating fresh produce, like sweet peppers, is a fantastic way to preserve food especially if you're short on shelf space.
Fermented Jalapeño Hot Sauce
{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} Fermenting is one of the best ways to naturally preserve foods, and is a great way to use up a bumper crop of veggies from your garden. If you’ve never had fermented jalapeño hot sauce before, you’re in for a treat! It is a little spicy without…
70+ Elderberry Recipes & Remedies for Food & Health
It’s no secret that elderberries are a superfood with many undisputed health benefits! These tasty elderberry recipes will leave you with tons of ideas of how to use these immune-boosting wild berries. Wildcrafting Weeds If you want to learn more about the edible and medicinal weeds that surround us and how to use them, check…
Kosher Dill Pickles: Canning Recipe
{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} As August rolls along, I’m usually busy in the kitchen canning up whatever I can! Whenever there is an excess in the garden I try to preserve it so that I can enjoy it through the fall and winter. I particularly love making pickles, even more so…
Green Tomato Salsa Verde: Canning Recipe
{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} If you have a lot of green tomatoes in your garden, this green tomato salsa verde recipe is for you! It has the subtle tang of green tomatoes with a hint of lime. This green salsa is perfect paired with chips, as a taco topper, or on…
Strawberry Honey Butter: Homemade Preserves
This recipe for strawberry honey butter is truly amazing and I know it will be a new favorite in your household! Strawberries are one of my favorite things to preserve because they are delicious and my family loves strawberry jam. Late spring and early summer mean fresh strawberries, and they are always a welcome sight!…
Zucchini Chips (made in a dehydrator): Low Carb, Vegan, Paleo, & Whole 30
If you’re like many gardeners, you just might have zucchini coming out of your ears during harvest season. I’ve been there before, and I’m all about new ways to preserve zucchini! I especially love it when I can use my dehydrator for preservation because it’s simple to use and a great way to store food….
How to Make Hard Apple Cider Jelly
This is an exciting recipe for me to share because it is something that I accidentally stumbled upon two years ago due to a fermenting mishap. I love it when I have the ability to turn mistakes into something useful, and this turned out so good that I actually want to make it every year!…
How to Dehydrate Peppers for Food Storage
We’re at the end of summer when the bounty of the season is in full swing. Time to start preserving the harvest in any and every way. Canning and freezing are the most common ways to do this, but don’t forget about dehydrating! Here’s how to dehydrate peppers for food storage. Why Dehydrate Vegetables? The…
