The weather outside is making me think about freezing! Most foods can be frozen with a few exceptions like mayonnaise or shelled eggs. Freezing is so common we think…
January is all about citrus and citrus is all about marmalade. Marmalade is defined as a jelly with citrus rind suspended throughout giving a bitter contrast to the sweet…
Recently I have made several batches of Pear and Cranberry Jam. It helps that Foodland had an amazing sale of wonderful pears and I used frozen cranberries which worked…
Whether you have apple trees on your property, participate in a gleaning program or buy them at the local markets, Fall is apple time! Apples are perfect for jelly…
Around 500 AD, chutney was created in India. Its name comes from the Hindi word “chatni” meaning lick. Early chutney was made from fresh ingredients using a mortar and…
Nothing says approaching autumn more than grapes. We are so fortunate to live in an area where there are lots of wild grapes as well as other domesticated varieties…
In my view all the best fruits arrive in Fall. Plums are one of them. I frequent Oaklane Orchards in the Town of Blue Mountains for Fall fruit including…
Previously I wrote about my favorite cranberry sauce, a recipe from Canadian Living. It is excellent using apple juice as the cooking liquid and spicing up the liquid to…