by Renee Pottle | Sep 27, 2021 | Canning and Preserving, Dried, Instagram, Uncategorized
If you have an excess of half-ripened slicing tomatoes, you may wonder what to do with them. They seldom ripen on the vine, and even if you bring them in to ripen on the windowsill, they lack sweet summer tomato taste.
by Renee Pottle | Sep 8, 2020 | Canning and Preserving, Dried
Raisins are so ubiquitous that we barely notice them. But have you ever dehydrated grapes to make your own raisins? The end result is an unexpected pleasure.
by Renee Pottle | Dec 2, 2016 | Dried, Grow Your Own Food, Instagram
Homemade tea blends make wonderful gifts for the tea lovers on your list. As a New England native, I grew up drinking tea. There was tea in the morning. Tea during dinner. Tea in the afternoon. Tea and toast before bed. There wasn’t much a good cup of tea... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 12, 2016 | Dried, Recipes From the Garden
Gain control over your food! Make your own healthy granola. Granola is one of those foods that should be healthy. After all, most of us were introduced to granola as a health food. But then granola became an everyday item, a victim of its own success. You know once... 
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 | Sep 10, 2015 | Canning and Preserving, Dried
How to safely preserve dried tomatoes in oil – at home! You grow tomatoes. You eat tomatoes. You eat more tomatoes. You can tomatoes. You can tomato puree. You can tomato juice. You dehydrate tomatoes. You roast tomatoes. In desperation you even chop and freeze...