by Renee Pottle | Feb 5, 2015 | Real Food, Sourdough and Other Fermented Foods
If it’s Saturday night in New England, baked beans and brown bread are on the menu. Have you ever attended a traditional New England public dinner or church supper? If so, you are no doubt familiar with the delicious, whole grain goodness that is steamed New... 
by Renee Pottle | Oct 6, 2014 | Canning and Preserving, Jams
Late season peaches combine with tart plums in this jewel-toned preserves recipe. Every summer, when the backyard peach trees are in full harvest mode, I make jars of peach preserves. Most years I also make plum preserves for my eldest son, since they are his... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 10, 2014 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving
Canning is a good way to preserve late harvest fruit. Every summer I can a few jars of mixed fruit. It’s the grown-up version of that childhood treat, fruit cocktail. Earlier this summer it was a combination of early peaches, apricots, cherries, and mango. The... 
by Renee Pottle | Apr 21, 2014 | canning, Canning and Preserving
Make your own canning journal to keep all your canning and preserving projects organized. The other day I wrote a post about 3 Reasons to Keep a Canning Journal. There are many reasons why it makes good sense to write down your projects, but the most important reason... 
by Renee Pottle | Apr 15, 2014 | canning, Canning and Preserving
Keep track of all your canning and preserving projects – for tomorrow and posterity! Have you ever made a truly suburb batch of jam – and then forgotten which recipe you used? Ever lost track of how long a bag of frozen peaches has been lurking in the...