Here's a little history lesson: Way back in the day, there used to be large outdoor gatherings of people selling used goods in Paris,...

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

A couple years ago, Bestie came into a wealth of frozen dinner roll dough. Like cases of them. Perfectly formed balls of frozen dough...

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 was just sitting here, working on paperwork and needing something sweet. It was definitely gonna have chocolate in it. There were...

I'm over 40... Apparently this is everyday life now? Old Preface: Several years ago, I hurt myself badly in a farm accident, tripped...

When opening a jar of your home-canned food; there are some things to watch for that help tell you that the seal (and food) is good....

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

Paper towels are handy but I don't like to use too many of them. I do use them for wiping rims when canning. I have a set of everyday...

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...

Time to clean out the fridge.... Again.... When I'm working on canning up a large amount of product; I like to fill the jars, wipe the...

I haven't been cooking much as of late. Things have been hectic and *gasp* we went out for New Year's Eve! I still gotta talk about food!...

Here's to a New Year! May your year be filled with blessings and happiness!

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

Cold Pack Hot Pack Dry Pack Wet Pack Cold/Cold/Cold Dry Canning Open Kettle Oven Canning There's terminology all over the place on how to...

You're probably wondering why I am so insistent on the 4x6 recipe cards.... I've got all my grandma's and my aunt's recipes and some of...

Go get yourself a hot cup of something; this is a tale. This fall, whenever Handsome and I were traveling ANYWHERE; I kept seeing these 6...

Cooked Meat Mix saves the day once again! The convenience factor of opening a jar of already browned, ground meat is an incredible...

Frosty came through the midwest with shuddering force. (I forget what "they" actually named this supposed cyclone-bomb storm.) The...