Home Sweet Home
We made it back safe and sound to Oregon! Look for a couple more posts in the next week or […]
Winter Provisions
Food preservation is a lot of work at the time – you won’t find much disagreement with that statement. There
Pear Cider Success
The pear cider we started brewing in late September has been finished! We took our time throughout the brewing process.
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brewing, food preservationThese Jars Need Filling
Winter waits for no one as I make a mad dash to fill these remaining canning jars. Sure there is
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canning, food preservation, mushroomsPear Cider Progress
The pear cider has been quietly fermenting under my kitchen table for about four weeks now. Typically cider would undergo
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brewing, food preservationWelcome Fall
It doesn’t feel like Fall today, and yet today it officially begins. The temperature is suppose to climb to the
Tomato Sauce = Fail
My eyes are still wet with tears and I can’t believe I am making myself write this post. I had
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canning, food preservation, rant, tomatoesEndless Squash
So much summer squash… so much zucchini… so many patty pans… Saturday was a really raining morning, the kind I
Canning Season
Canning season has begun at my house, although I was trying to hold off until later in the month to
Harvesting January
Everything outside is either dead or sleeping (well, except the chickens of course), but we are nowhere near empty here
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