BEANS! Just this week I cracked open the chili beans I made last year. I used this great video from Sutton's Daze on YouTube for the...

Very often, there's space for an extra jar of something in the canner. It's handy because it's a good way to get the occasional jar of...

I can still remember Dad yelling.... PUT IT RIGHT BACK WHERE YOU FOUND IT! Well..... I got so good at it, he couldn't even tell I used...

Believe it or not; my not-so-happy ass has been to town TWICE this week! And to the big grocery store TWICE! Gasp. THE computer died....

Did you know that 10 pounds of pressure is equal to 6.8 meters of depth in the ocean? The pressure used to can for my elevation is 10...

Mom was a good cook. She helped me with the basics and let me run with it at a very young age. I never got the impression she truly...

What do you do to reward yourself for a job well done? Alot of folks would answer with a meal out, a lottery ticket or buying something...

DO NOT look at your food. I mean it! Don't do it! Okay okay... I'm trying to say; don't obsess about what the food inside the jar looks...

Blessings to you and yours on this special holiday. Handsome and I hope your day was both peaceful and tasty. Our dinner in town was...

File this under.... fresh ingredients.... yeah..... The Angry Birds have started laying and today I got my first green egg!

Cooking is "serious" business. You have to know and use the correct terminology or you will be misunderstood..... Growing up, I never...

This was Dad's saying every year for any of the major holidays. He didn't understand all the hubbub over the deal. He was a depression...

I kept seeing videos and posts about the 29 cents a pound turkeys, 55 cents a pound turkeys, 98 cents a pound turkeys.... Aldi was gonna...

You have to know the rules before you know which ones to break. My name is Crazy Jar Lady and I am a rebel canner..... With that being...

Bestie gave me a sizeable container of her homemade chicken soup today! She said there was something missing. My first thought was I...

What have I gotten myself into?! Handsome has brought home the venison.... Deer season 2022.... Handsome is an extrovert and can talk to...

Spent the day cleaning and organizing the pantry. I was even able to shampoo more of the carpet. The last of the sloppy joes made my...

I've learned all kinds of cooking tricks from various people over the years. This particular one came from an ex. He was picky about...

In my photo yesterday, you could just see the rings had started to rust around the edges. I've got a whole dishpan full of rusted rings...

Get your mind out of the gutter.... we don't talk about that kind of stuff on here. Since I've been pressure canning, I love finding a...