This cranberry sauce is the perfect combination of tart and sweet. Fresh cranberries are sweetened with light brown sugar for a slight caramel flavor, and brightened with orange zest and juice. Learn how to make cranberry sauce from scratch with this easy recipe. Cranberry sauce is a Thanksgiving classic for a reason. The tart fruit […]
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Canning Peaches for Food Storage
Preserve the flavors of summer by canning peaches while they are in season. Home canned peaches taste so much better than commercially canned. In this safe canning recipe, peaches are blanched, peeled, sliced, packed into canning jars with a light syrup, and processed in a water-bath canner for shelf-stable jars. Canned peaches are such a […]
Bourbon Cherries Canning Recipe
Infusing fresh cherries with a sweetened lemon and bourbon syrup makes these bourbon cherries pop with flavor. Add these boozy cherries to your favorite cocktails, spoon over ice cream for a decadent treat, or give to friends as gifts. My longtime readers know that I love cherry season. When I see cherries appear in my […]
3 Ways to Dehydrate Apples for Food Storage
Drying apples is a great way to preserve the fresh fall harvest. Here are three ways to dehydrate apples for winter food storage, including air-drying, oven drying, and using a food dehydrator. While fall apple picking is a fun activity for family and friends, it may be overwhelming when you come home with so many […]
Granny’s Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe
These old-fashioned bread and butter pickles have a crisp texture and a balanced sweet and sour flavor. The slightly sweet tangy flavor makes them perfect for topping your favorite burgers and sandwiches. “I love pickles!” Kevin said as I planned the garden soon after moving to our property. With this in mind, I planned on growing […]
Low Sugar Cherry Jam Recipe
This chunky, low sugar cherry jam is delicious slathered on toasted homemade bread, swirled in yogurt, or drizzled over ice cream. Less sugar lets the natural fruit flavor shine. Tips for Making Cherry Jam Fresh cherries are the first stone fruit of the season. Cherries are divided into two main categories, sweet cherries and tart […]
Cherry Sweet and Sour Sauce
This sweet and sour sauce is an easy to make recipe that tastes like your favorite Chinese restaurant version. It is delicious as a dip, in stir-fry, or drizzled on chicken, pork, vegetables, noodles, or rice. If you’ve ever eaten at your favorite Chinese restaurant, tasted their sweet and sour sauce, and thought to yourself, […]
Toasted Almond Anise Biscotti Recipe
These toasted almond anise biscotti are bursting with toasted almonds and subtle anise flavor. They are ideal for dunking in a cup of coffee or tea. This is a recipe I have been tinkering with for a while. When I proudly presented one of my first batches to my father at Christmas time, he remarked […]
Turkey Stock Recipe Plus Canning Instructions
Make use of the whole Thanksgiving turkey by turning the bones into a delicious rich turkey stock that is perfect for gravy, soup, or stew. Learn how to make turkey stock to store in your freezer, or pressure can it for shelf-stable jars. So many people throw away the leftover turkey carcass after the Thanksgiving […]
30+ Vegetables That Grow in Shade
Do you have an area of your garden that is shaded part of the day? If you think you can’t grow anything there, you are wrong. There are many vegetables that grow in shade. Some even thrive when sheltered from the intense rays from the summer sun. Trees and buildings in and around your yard […]
Homemade Applesauce for Canning
A great way to preserve apples when they are in season is to make your own homemade applesauce and can it in a water bath canner. We are blessed with a glorious apple harvest from our trees this year. I am trying to keep up with the harvest and preserve all the apples I can. […]
Seasoned Tomato Sauce Recipe for Home Canning
No store bought tomato sauce compares with the flavor of homemade. Capture summer in a jar with this seasoned tomato sauce recipe for home canning. I talk about canning tomato sauce a lot here at Grow a Good Life, especially this year as I faced the challenge of preserving a bumper crop. It seems I […]