Prepared NOT Scared!

Today's Recipe is for: Hot Pepper Jelly! I always look forward to getting a jar of two for Christmas. It tastes great on crackers a...

This is a new one for me... Bottled MAPLE Syrup! I've canned plum and choke cherry syrup, but I've never canned Maple Syrup before n...

You're probably about ready to be done with canning, but don't put your canning stuff away just yet. Soup Starts are a great way to...

Tomato Basil JAM?!? This was a new one for me. HOLY COW . . . This one is AMAZING! Serve with warm focaccia bread as an appetizer and it wi...

Today's Canning Recipe is for: Grape Juice! Grape Juice is one of the easiest things to can. The only challenge for some is that you wil...

I just bought the BEST APPLES in Centerville on the way to the High School. If my boys will stop eating them, I hope to make a few batches ...

Peach Season is in full swing! Bottled peaches, peach jam, and . . . Peach Pit Jelly! If you've never had it, IT'S AMAZING and it...

It's All About TOMATOES Today! Stewed Tomatoes Chunky Salsa Tomato Sauce Spaghetti Sauce and Tomato Juice! We'll start with Stewed T...

OK . . . so this isn't my mom's recipe, but I think it's a close second.  Her recipe is still a "FAMILY SECRET!" (I tr...

Nothing Beats a Home Grown, Vine Rippened . . . TOMATO! I can actually see why they are considered a FRUIT. You don't realize how bland ...

SERIOUSLY Have you ever met anyone that has soooo many internet JOYS? I have found that duct tape can't fix everything, close . . . but ...

It's Cherry Season! The first year I did cherries I swore I'd never do them again.  I didn't have a cherry pitter and TONS of c...