by Renee Pottle | Jul 12, 2016 | Canning and Preserving, Dried, Instagram
Apricot paste, a thick fruit leather-like confection, is a popular Middle Eastern treat. There is a family story that my mother ate tons of fresh apricots from the German market across the street while pregnant with me. Maybe that’s why I have always loved... 
by Renee Pottle | Jun 24, 2016 | Canning and Preserving, Jams
Keep your nut and chocolate spreads – Nothing beats sweet cherries combined with almonds! It’s funny how some years Mother Nature bestows us with an abundance of one crop or another, only to snatch it back the very next year and leave us with dregs. That has... 
by Renee Pottle | Jun 23, 2016 | Canning and Preserving, Jams
You can turn velvety apricots and sweet, juicy cherries into a spirited confection – with help from your liquor cupboard. Everything Cherries Week continues here at Seed to Pantry as we celebrate fresh, sweet cherries and my “appointment” as a Washington State... 
by Renee Pottle | Jun 21, 2016 | Canning and Preserving, Instagram, Jams
Make your 4th of July cook-out extra special with this spicy sweet relish. It’s Everything Cherries Week here at Seed to Pantry. That’s because I was gifted with a box of fresh, sweet cherries from the Washington State Fruit Commission as part of their Canbassador... 
by Renee Pottle | Jun 20, 2016 | Canning and Preserving, Instagram, Jams
One year our sweet cherry tree was overladen with cherries. Miraculously we were able to harvest them before the birds and bugs got their fill. I pitted and froze bags and bags of cherries. My fingers were purple for days. I cooked with cherries until the family... 
by Renee Pottle | Mar 3, 2016 | Canning and Preserving, Jams
Mango season is starting. Turn fresh, juicy varieties into this unusual jam. Do you ever miss canning during the winter months? I sure do. I sometimes assuage the urge with a batch of Pickled Brussels sprouts or maybe a jar of Pickled Baby Carrots or even some...