Recipes

Canning is becoming more and more popular as people are looking to save money and live a more healthy lifestyle. Not only does canning allow you to control what goes into your food, you can store canned foods in your pantry for more than a year.   There are two types of canning: water bath…

If you are looking for the best salsa recipe for canning, then you have come to the right place! I have been searching for a good salsa recipe for years. Personally, I like a salsa that is more like pico de gallo, or more chunky. My husband, however, loves his La Victoria. I have been…

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…