Cooking Basics
Eggplant Caponata
Think you don't like eggplant? This tangy relish will change your mind. Try it with pita chips, on pasta, over a frittata, or eaten with a spoon! One of my favorite fall vegetables is the much-maligned eggplant. I didn’t grow up eating eggplant, and probably you...
Zucchini Recipe Round-up
Zucchini bread, zucchini brownies, zucchini relish - what to do with garden zucchini overload. Update: Zucchini continues to be a big part of my late summer-fall diet, and maybe yours too. This post was originally published in 2015 so it is time to update the recipes...
Peach Recipes
Turn your luscious peaches into year-long treats with these peach recipes. Jam and Other Soft Spreads Honey Peach Apricot Jam Spiced Peach Butter Homemade Peach Butter Peachy Plum Preserves Peach Butter Old Fashioned Peach Preserves Sunshine Fruit Butter Pickled,...
What to do with Preserved Lemons
Wondering what to do with your jar of preserved lemons? Here are a few ideas to use them up – while starting a new jar! A few weeks ago, we started our new Technique Tuesday column by making Preserved Lemons in Salt. By now, your lemons should be soft and ready to...
Sweet Cherry Recipes
Don't know what to make with your sweet cherries? Here's a round-up of all the sweet cherry recipes on this site. Jam and Other Soft Spreads Apricot Cherry Butter Brown Sugar Cherry Jam Cherry Almond Butter Cherry Ginger Jam Cherry-Lime Jam Sweet Cherry-Raspberry Jam...
Do You Really Need More Stuff?
A Gift Guide for Those Who Have Enough Trinkets Have you ever wandered through the mall seeking a gift for your grandmother? Or for your mother-in-law who has everything? Or for your empty-nest parents who are trying to down-size? Have you been tempted to buy shiny...
Jam Bars for National Cranberry Day
Cranberries, oats, and almonds - oh my! It's National Cranberry Day, a great time to celebrate the tart, native American fruit. I personally love all things cranberry, and usually purchase several bags of the fresh fruit to keep in the freezer all year. In honor of...
Time to Cook with Apples
Autumn and apples go together like peanut butter and jelly. One just isn’t the same without the other! What would we do without apples? No apple pie. No apple jelly. The world would a sadder place. Wild apples kept the masses happy in ancient times in the form...
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...
