Sausage and Peppers - Great together in a jar!

One of my favorite family meals is Sausage and Peppers. My hubby and I make homemade link sausage, grilled on the barbecue with a pile of sa...

A soup that reminds us of comfort food... Deconstructed Stuff Pepper soup

Another hearty soup that was adapted from The Charmed Kitchen by Sherrie that has not only amazing flavor but looks like it would be the per...

Sweet Chili Sauce - Just the perfect heat!

Stacy was looking at a Thai Sweet Chili Sauce that had all the right ingredients but not enough acidity and it used cornstarch to thicken it...

Hot Pepper Butter - The safe way to do it!

One of my followers on Facebook, Julie,  sent me a recipe that she wanted me to check for safe canning. The recipe is very popular on all th...

Canning Thai Hot and Sweet Dipping Sauce

This recipe was posted by Laurie from my Facebook page and I know so many have been looking for a great sauce that has a kick. This recipe c...

Enchilada Sauce in Jars

I have looked at six enchilada sauce recipes and there is a huge variation in the spices and flavors in all of the recipes. Tomatoes are the...

Canning Pickled Jalapenos with a twist - Happy Trails Candy!

I was brainstorming what was missing from my cowboy candy that would turn it more into a pickle mix that I get when I go to my favorite mexi...

Canning the flavor of Harry and David's - Pepper and Onion Relish

I still remember the first time I tried the amazing taste in the jar of Harry and David's Hot Pepper and Onion Relish. The sweet/hot tom...

Jars of color - Cowboy Candy - A more colorful version

The end of summer peppers are amazing bright and the diversity of heat has given me a great idea. How about a Cowboy Candy using a combinati...

Canning Banana Peppers with a little help from my friends!

I try really hard to make sure there are pictures with every recipe, but sometimes I find that there are recipes that many of you want to se...

Pickled Hot Peppers - Jalapenos

Just a quick post. Last night I put up a great quick recipe for pickling hot peppers for someone who asked about it on FB. I had not done th...

Tomato & Roasted Red, Orange, and Yellow Peppers!

I t feels like its been forever that I've canned. I was supposed to get something done on Monday night but I needed to work late.  So no...

Apricot Jalapeno Jelly

I have realized that I am really enjoying adding the vanilla paste to some of my basic preserve recipes since it is a subtle taste and does...

Red Pepper Relish

Peppers are another vegetable that have been slow to come with the summer weather we have had over the last three months. Red, Yellow, and ...