Back in the day, I would grow dozens of broccoli plants and put up 30 gallons of frozen broccoli each year. That hasn't happened for a...

Inside each trash can, down in the bottom, is the entire roll of trash bags. I can pull one off and reset the can really quickly without...

As we have discussed before, I cook mainly from scratch. I don't use many pre-made mixes and etc unless they are shared with me or I...

Nothing pisses me off faster than opening an expensive can of pie filling to find that it's mostly goop and not very much fruit! I've...

Huh? What I mean is water can be canned. Recently, there have been alot of folks starting to worry about the continued cleanliness of...

When canning, you're going to experience some sealing issues. (see Crying Over a Broken Seal) I don't care how accomplished you are at...

The other day, I was hungry for soup; specifically, chicken noodle. I have everything on hand to make it and a bag of egg noodles ready...

It's another gray-spitting-freezing-rain day in February.... Blah! Time to raid the pantry for lunch! Thank goodness for all that...

You're probably wondering why I'm including gardening posts in a food blog. While I do grow a significant amount of flowers; I have to...

I needed a kitchen day. I was desperate to get some of these jars put away, the fridge cleaned out and cook some real food. Usually...

Paperwork was the name of the game for the day. I still needed to eat. Handsome and I had already eaten all the yummy food from my...

Winter weather requires substantial meals. Handsome is out working in it all day. Even so, I still fix this occasionally during the...

Remember that movie? Kate & Leopold? Anyway, he was a Duke from the past that time traveled to the present accidentally. And she hired...

Another Don't Look post..... We take such precautions to can our food carefully and correctly. We make sure our processing times are...

When canning, headspace can become a hot topic. Let's discuss.... Every canning book and instructor will tell you to leave so much...

Month of organization and inventory.... and... weight loss? Nah.... I'm seeing alot of folks doing a pantry challenge this month; meaning...

I orignally wrote this December 13th. With everything going on, I am just now getting the recipes cards written up. So sorry for the...

Found a jar with a false seal from the canner loads last night. Let's talk about it. The conventional advice is to wait and allow jars...

My biggest challenge is getting everything cleaned up, labeled and stored away. I can make batch after batch of something and those jars...

No, this isn't my pantry, just a stock photo. Isn't it purty? A dozen years ago, I had an entire pantry room in the basement. I worked...