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Fresh Ideas for Canning and Preserving
Fresh garden produce, family recipes, and the simple joy of preserving the harvest keep us busy all summer long. After decades of home canning, I’m excited to share my favorite recipes and the little tips I’ve learned along the way to help you enjoy a pantry full of homemade goodness.
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Cowboy Candy Jalapeños – Easy Canning Recipe
Cowboy candy, also called candied jalapeños, is a relatively modern way of preserving hot peppers. Commonly associated with Texas, sliced jalapeños are simmered in a sweet vinegar syrup until they become deliciously sweet, tangy, and spicy. My daughter-in-law gifted us a jar last year, and Hubs ate the whole thing before I even had a…
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Easy Fall Tray Decor with a Vintage Wood Tray Makeover
My kitchen is very bright white, which I love, but I also like to add some warm wood tones for color. I especially love using decorative trays along the backsplash to help hide the multitude of plug-ins we have in our home. Unfortunately, the space between the countertop and upper cupboards is often too narrow…
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How to Can Green Beans With a Pressure Canner
If you love green beans like I love green beans, it is really worth canning them for the off-season. I like canning fresh vegetables when they are at their peak because I know exactly the quality of the vegetables and the water that goes into each jar. If you happen to have a garden, it…
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DIY Cinnamon Broom Decor for Fall
This fall I am creating all of my fall front porch decor myself. I’m beginning with these DIY cinnamon brooms while I wait for the mums and fresh pumpkins to arrive in stores, so I can finish putting our fall porch decor together. Have you ever heard of cinnamon brooms? They start with an inexpensive…
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Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins with Cream Cheese Swirl
These Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins with Cream Cheese Swirl are one of those simple fall recipes that disappear quickly around our house. Pumpkin muffins are already soft and moist, but adding a swirl of sweet cream cheese makes them feel a little extra special without any extra fuss. I like making a batch ahead for…
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Homemade Pumpkin Chai Latte Recipe
This pumpkin chai latte is everything I love about fall in one warm mug. While I look forward to homemade pumpkin creamer in my coffee each autumn, my youngest son has always preferred tea. Knowing he had an upcoming visit planned, I bought some chai tea concentrate and decided to surprise him with a homemade…
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Free Printable Vintage Pantry Labels for Fall Decor
Do you have a collection of old jars sitting around that you should put to use, or do you keep seeing piles of them at the thrift store? These free printable pantry vintage labels were made for them, and they won’t hurt the jar. I recently bought a lot of beautiful vintage Nabob jars with…
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Easy Barn Quilt Shelf Sitters Made from Scrap Wood
Like most of my projects, the inspiration for these barn quilt shelf sitters is a bit of a story. I had no idea when I started that they were related to barn quilts at all. I have some very nice two-inch-thick hardwood cutoffs from an auction sale, set aside for shelf sitters, but no specific…
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Easy Pumpkin Brownies
While summer is still hanging on, my kitchen is already starting to smell a little like fall. Each year I look forward to testing a few new pumpkin recipes before the weather changes, and these easy pumpkin brownies are one of my favorites. Rich chocolate brownies are swirled with a creamy pumpkin cheesecake filling and…
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