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Cherry Berry Fruit Butter
Combine two of summer’s favorites, sweet cherries and blueberries, for a delectably easy fruit butter. It’s the annual Everything Cherries Week here at Seed to Pantry as we celebrate fresh, sweet cherries and my “appointment” as a Washington State Fruit Commission Canbassador. What is a Canbassador? As a Canbassador my job is to make all […]
Jam Making Basics – How to Create Your Own Jam Recipe
Is it possible to create your own jam or soft spread recipe? Can it be done safely?
Jam Making Basics: – The Role of Sugar
Learn how to make jam successfully – by understanding why sugar is integral to soft spreads. Although it seems that late spring is a long way off (as I write the east coast is getting walloped with snow and the Plains are expecting a blizzard), the early berries and fruits will be ripe soon, and […]
Israeli Chopped Salad
This mixed vegetable salad, also known as Middle Eastern Salad or Mediterranean Chopped Salad, is sure to make your “favorites” list!
Orange Vanilla Chia Pudding
The secret ingredient in this creamsicle-like pudding? Orange or tangerine zest!
Meatless Sheet Pan Dinner with Brussels sprouts and Squash
Meatless sheet pan dinners are a quick and easy way to put dinner on the table. New year, same old dilemma. We would prefer to eat fresh, home cooked food – almost every night! But after a full day of coaxing second graders into their seats, or attending meeting after meeting, or putting out literal […]
Dark Chocolate Covered Orange Peel
Surprise your Valentine with homemade candied orange peel dipped in dark chocolate. As a thrifty Yankee I find it difficult to throw away perfectly good food. Leftover spinach salad gets added to frittatas, dried up cheese ends flavor soup, and even citrus wrappings are turned into sweet candied orange peel. Never had candied orange peel? […]
Great Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for Cooks and Canners
Mom’s Day is fast approaching, do you have her present yet? Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with just the right gift for Mom. Flowers are too impersonal unless mom loves flowers. Candy often isn’t appreciated by dieting moms! My first gift as a mother – a life jacket – is just…..no. The trick is […]
Special Occasion Sourdough Egg Bread
Make your own holiday sourdough bread. Every year around Easter-time I get the urge to make a rich, egg-filled bread. Some people make cakes, I make breads. For many years I made traditional hot cross buns. A few years ago it was lemony sticky buns and last year it was Babka. This year’s entry is […]
Make Your Own Candied Orange Peel
It’s easy to make homemade candied orange peel. Use it in fruitcake or dip it in chocolate for a decadent treat. If you, like me, have a great affinity for oranges, there are probably plenty of orange peels hanging out on your counter. It seems like such a waste to throw them away. Luckily it’s […]
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