Canning

Tomato Basil Marinara Sauce- Part One

May 8, 2012
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Last week I made some homemade tomato basil marinara sauce.  I forgot how much I love HOMEMADE sauce! My marinara recipe makes quite a bit of sauce so I put it in jars and stuck them in the freezer, where they will last six months.  If you do freeze your sauce, make sure you use [...]

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Vanilla Bean Strawberry Jam

March 30, 2012
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It’s spring time here in Philadelphia!  The trees are blooming, the weather is getting warmer and I’m seeing more fresh produce at the store.  This week, the strawberries at my grocery store looked incredible!  So I snatched up a couple of boxes and make a small batch of vanilla bean strawberry jam to bring down [...]

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Grapefruit Jelly

January 31, 2012
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Hi.  My name is Jamie and I have an addiction to canning. There I said it.  I am OBSESSED with canning. One of my foodie new year’s resolutions was to can more of my own food.  Jelly, jam, marmalade, tomatoes, chili’s, peppers, corn, etc.  It’s a great way to save money on groceries as well [...]

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Gingerbread Spice Jelly

December 4, 2011
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It’s jelly making time! Question:  What kind of fruit jelly can be made this time of year? Answer:  Not much. So, in keeping with the Christmas season, I bring you…. GINGERBREAD SPICE JELLY It tastes like Christmas, and it’s so much easier to make than fruit jelly.  You don’t have to chop a bunch of [...]

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Apple Butter

October 5, 2011
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It wasn’t until five years ago that I went apple picking for the first time.  I grew up in the plains of Texas so… not a lot of apple trees sittin’ around.  Not a lot of trees period.  When I moved to Chicago in 2005, I quickly discovered this mysterious season called fall. I grabbed [...]

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