Canning

You will love these hot garlic dill pickles. They are one of my favorite easy pickling recipes. There is a story behind why I started canning hot garlic dill pickles. Years ago in Sacramento, California, I ran across an old man selling pickles at a swap meet. He made the pickles in his own kitchen…

This is the first year I have canned asparagus. It is really easy! I first made pickled asparagus, but then I ended up with a whole bunch of little pieces of asparagus that I didn’t know what to do with, so I decided to can them. Canning asparagus is easy if you follow these instructions…

There are many different varieties of peaches. What I didn’t know, however, is that some are better for canning than others. The way to know if the peaches you have are good for canning or not is to know if they are freestone or clingstone peaches.   Clingstone Peaches   Canning Expertise: Rachel Paxton is…

Have you every tried tomatillo salsa verde? This might sound silly, but until recently I had never heard of tomatillos. According to Organic Gardening magazine, tomatillos are a fruit that are related to tomatoes.   Tomatillos are native to Mexico and have been around for thousands of years. They were a staple in Aztec cooking.…

I have been trying some different salsa recipes. I absolutely love the peach mango salsa that Costco carries, so I have been looking for something similar to can with the fresh tomatoes from my garden. This recipe for canning peach mango salsa is adapted from the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving.   Peach Mango…