Quick easy recipes for busy moms: easy dinner ideas, mixes from scratch, cookies, desserts, easy canning recipes, and more.
Easy recipe for southwestern black bean and corn salad.
I am always looking for new salads to try to take to summer barbecues and family birthday parties. Potato salads and pasta salads are always a hit, but I was looking for something new and decided to try this easy southwestern black bean and corn salad. This salad is really easy to make. It’s very…
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Recipe for canning raspberry jam. Easy recipe for beginning canners. Learn how to make raspberry jam just like grandma made!
I love raspberry jam. It is one of my favorite kinds of homemade jam. I have fond memories of my mom making it when I was a child and enjoying it with butter and toast. I have been trying to get my raspberry plants going for the past couple of years, and this year I…
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Canning strawberry lemonade jam. If you like strawberry lemonade, then you will love this easy homemade strawberry lemonade jam. Easy water bath canning for beginners.
I have tried a lot of different jam recipes in the past couple of years. So far the all-time favorite has been apple pie jam. However, I have to say that this recipe for canning strawberry lemonade jam may be a new favorite. Strawberry lemonade jam is basically just strawberry jam with extra lemon juice…
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Canning strawberry lemonade concentrate. How to make fresh strawberry lemonade concentrate now to enjoy all fall and winter.
If you want to enjoy the taste of fresh strawberry lemonade in the winter time, then you might consider canning some in the summer when strawberries are plentiful and putting away a few jars to enjoy during winter months. Ingredients: 7 c. fresh sliced strawberries 5 c. lemon juice 7 c. sugar This recipe makes…
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Easy tips for getting started growing bean sprouts in jars. Grow your own mung bean sprouts for Chinese and Asian cooking, and more.
It’s satisfying to grow your own food at home, and there are many ways you can do that. You can plant a garden, whether in your backyard or in containers, and you can even grow plants on your kitchen counter! Growing bean sprouts is very easy and they are ready to eat in just a…
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Easy recipe for canning rose petal jam.
We moved to live closer to the mountains a few years ago. One of the wonderful things we are now enjoying is the beauty of wild roses every May-June. I have been looking for ways to preserve the scent of these beautifully fragrant flowers. This year I am canning rose petal jam for the first…
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Tips for making and canning cherry jam with liquid pectin. Easy recipe for beginning canners.
It’s cherry season again, and time to start canning cherry jam! Cherry jam is very easy to make. This recipe uses liquid pectin. Ingredients: 4 1/2 c. fully ripe cherries, pitted and finely chopped* 7 c. sugar 2 pouches liquid pectin *You can either remove the pits by hand or you can use a cherry…
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How to make rose simple syrup. Easy recipe for canning rose syrup.
I love this time of year when the wild roses start blooming. I have tried a few recipes using these wonderfully fragrant rose petals. This year I decided to try making and canning rose simple syrup. Note: You don’t have to can this recipe, you can make just a pint or two and put them…
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Easy recipe for chive blossom vinegar. This homemade infused vinegar has a wonderful chive flavor and is a pretty pink purple in color. Great for homemade salad dressings and marinades.
A couple of months ago I saw this photo of chive blossom vinegar and I couldn’t wait for my chives to start blossoming so I could try making this flavored vinegar for myself. This is an infused vinegar, where you just let herbs set in vinegar for several weeks to let the flavor of the…
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Easy recipe for canning lilac simple syrup for cocktails, flavored iced tea, flavoring kombucha, and more. Easy canning recipe for beginners.
I love canning homemade simple syrup, and this lilac simple syrup is no exception. It’s so easy! It’s a perfect way to start canning if you haven’t already. Last year I tried canning ginger simple syrup for the first time, and it turned out wonderful. Perfect for flavoring my iced tea and home brewed kombucha.…
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