Canning

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.…

How to Can Chicken Broth   I have been wanting to try to making and canning chicken broth or chicken stock for quite awhile. It always seemed so intimidating, especially since most of the chicken we eat is the frozen chicken tenders. Recently I branched out to try cooking rotisserie style chicken at home. It…

Last summer I picked a bunch of elderberries for the first time. I had so much fruit to can that I didn’t have time to do anything with the elderberries so I just put them in the freezer. I later decided to try making a batch of elderberry syrup from them. It’s really easy!  …

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…