by Kendra | Nov 28, 2016 | Canning
Originally Published in 2010 I canned five pints of venison over the weekend, using my pressure canner for the first time ever. I have to say, having such a large contraption hissing and steaming at you is quite intimidating! At times, it was downright scary. And my... 
by Kendra | Jun 3, 2016 | Canning
I’ve been making this condensed tomato soup canning recipe for about two years now. It’s a great way to use up lots of fresh tomatoes from the garden and preserve them in a hearty meal for the coming winter months. It’s a Mennonite recipe I found... 
by Kendra | Jul 5, 2015 | Canning
How To Make A Simple Tomato Sauce This year I decided to make tomato sauce with the tomatoes I froze from the garden. I use a lot of tomato sauce in my cooking, and with the addition of different spices it’s easy to change the flavor to suite many dishes. You... 
by Kendra | Apr 22, 2015 | Canning, Wild Foraging
Although cold weather isn’t quite behind us, Spring has definitely arrived. The flowers are just beginning to wake from their long slumber and emerge reborn from their earthy graves. Pretty soon we’ll be surrounded by gorgeous shades of pink, white, yellow, orange,... 
by Kendra | Mar 27, 2015 | Canning
Knowing how to can chicken on the bone comes in really handy when you butcher your own chickens or when chicken legs or thighs go on sale at the store. I’ll be canning chicken legs in this tutorial, but you would use the same methods for canning chicken thighs and... 
by Kendra | Mar 18, 2015 | Canning
Every year we buy a quarter of a cow from a farmer friend of ours, which comes up to about 100 lbs of meat. It usually keeps our family of 6 stocked for around 10 months. Initially we store all of that beef in a large deep freezer, but as the seasons progress I need... 
