Try roasting your tomatoes prior to making your favorite canning sauce recipes. It'll bring out the richness and enhance the flavor with caramelized undertones. Take it a step further and add a few cloves of garlic to the roasting pan. Not only will ...
Archives for July 2017
Top 12 Garlic Growing & Harvesting Tips
We grow a lot of garlic using organic and cost effective methods. It's very easy to plant and requires little maintenance. After a long winter and when spring finally arrives, you'll be excited to see the garlic you planted in fall starting to grow. ...
Beets and more beets!
I have more beets that I thought I would. Oh my goodness, the work I have to do for canning. I prefer to break the tasks of canning beets into a few days. First, I'll roast 1/2 of the beets and boil the remainder. After peeling they will be stored in ...
Simple Juice Making Using Mehu-Liisa Steamer
I grow a lot of berries and pick a large amount in the wild. I am always looking for new ways to use them beyond typical options of baking, canning, freezing and fresh eating. Recently, a friend (chef by trade) suggested I try the Mehu-Liisa ...
Tomatoes – Florida Stake and Weave
I love tomatoes. That is, fresh tomatoes from the garden. Heirloom varieties are my favorite along with Roma for sauces and canning projects. This year we have around 50 tomato plants, which is enough for a few families. Any damaged fruit is fed to ...