Preserving

Preserve the natural crisp flavor of pears to enjoy year round with these home canned pears.
Preserving

Everything You Need for Home Canned Pears

  It’s time to store some fruit for the winter. OK, we’re in the 21st century, but if you’ve never canned anything before, I think you’re missing out. Canned pears are one of my utmost favorite home canned products. This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you click on and make […]

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Add a little club soda to this home canned grape juice to celebrate all the holidays this season.
Beverages Preserving

Home Canned Grape Juice

 Fall is here, and it’s my favorite time of the year to start putting up produce. Canning fruits are one of the easiest ways to save produce to eat throughout the year. This home canned grape juice is fabulous with a little club soda. This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if […]

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Home Canned Cherry Jelly. Spread it on toast, or pour it over your Sunday Roast. However you serve it, you'll love having this stocked in your pantry.
Preserving

Cherry Jelly

In honor of Utah’s Pioneer Day, I wanted to share this extremely SIMPLE recipe for Cherry Jelly with you today. If you’ve never heard of Pioneer Day, it’s a good bet you don’t live in Utah and you’re not a Mormon. I happen to be both but have only ever celebrated since moving back to Utah. […]

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Prepping for Thanksgiving is easy with Freezer Rolls and labels from FreezerLabels
Breads Preserving

Prepping for Thanksgiving is easy with Freezer Rolls

Freezer Rolls were made possible by FreezerLabels. All opinions are my own.  Less than one week until Thanksgiving now! If there’s any way to prep for the holiday feast, I like to do it. As much as I love being in the kitchen, I love making it as simple as possible on the day of […]

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Preserving

Strawberry Jam and Strawberry Curd

  When someone posts on facebook that Walmart has Strawberries for 88cents I don’t waste any time in heading out and grabbing some. Our store is notorious for running out of things fast, especially when it’s on such a great sale.  Once I had the kids out the door to school, I headed over to […]

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Pomegranate Lemonade
Beverages Preserving

Pomegranate Lemonade Recipe

Holidays are upon us! Have Pomegranate Lemonade on hand to add to a little sparkling beverage and you’ll always have a delicious special drink to share. One night, while I’m putting the kids to bed, Mark receives a phone call. When I come out, he tells me someone is coming by with some pomegranates. Cool, […]

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Food of the World Preserving

Polish Plum Butter

  We headed to Nana and Opah’s house this weekend, and the first thing I noticed when we walked in was the abundance of plums. They were everywhere. Buckets, bowls – you could hardly see their table due to the plums. Throughout the weekend, my mom had neighbors stop by, and she’d send them back […]

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Enjoy a refreshing glass of lemonade all year long with this Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate.
Beverages Preserving

Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate Recipe

Summer is here and with it, my desire for a cool drink of Lemonade. I could almost live off the refreshing lemony taste. It gets even better when you add berries. Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate allows you to have a cool drink all summer long with half the work of making it. This post contains affiliate links […]

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Mock Raspberry Jam and other things to do with Green Tomatoes
garden Preserving

Mock Raspberry Jam and Other Ways to Use Green Tomatoes

The growing season is ending, but you find yourself with an abundance of green tomatoes still! What do you do with them? Make this mock Raspberry Jam of course. This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated when you click on and make a purchase through them. One of my first years gardening as […]

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