Have you ever tried beet and horseradish relish? It’s an easy-to-make condiment that’s both sweet and tangy, with just enough bite from the horseradish. It’s excellent served with roast beef or ham, spooned onto a cheese board, or even paired with plain rice. It’s a simple way to add color and bold flavor to mild…
Preserve the flavor of fresh tomatoes with this chunky tomato salsa recipe for canning. Homemade salsa is one of those pantry staples that is always worth the effort, whether you are using garden tomatoes or picking up ripe produce from a local market. If you grow tomatoes like we do, this recipe is a great…
There are two main ways to can tomatoes. The first is raw packing, where tomatoes are packed fresh into jars. The second is stewed tomatoes, which are cut and cooked before canning. In this post, I’m showing you how to raw pack tomatoes using a pressure canner. Canning tomatoes does not require special skills, but…
For recipes like this Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe, you’ll often see words like old-fashioned or classic used in the title. I’m never quite sure how I feel about that, because this “Grama” has been making and sharing bread and butter pickles like these for a very long time. This recipe is simple, time-honored, and…
Of all the canned pickles, I think crunchy dill pickles are the easiest to make and the most loved. Who hasn’t eaten a dill pickle? Now that Hubs is retired and eating at home most of the time, I’ve dusted off my old-fashioned pickle canning recipes. Over the years, I’ve noticed that many canning recipes…
You will often see dill pickled carrots or dill pickled bean recipes online, but I have always made them together as Dilled Pickled Carrots and Beans. Pickling them together gives you the best of both worlds in one jar and adds a little extra variety to your pantry. If you have never tried dilled carrots…
What is Apple Butter? Have you ever tried making apple butter? If this is your first time, apple butter is a delicious, spreadable apple purée that’s cooked down slowly until thick and caramelized. It’s one of those classic fall flavors where apples and warm cinnamon come together in the best way. This old-fashioned apple butter…
