Canning Applesauce - Fancy flavors from all my friends!!

There is a rainbow of colors that you can make from your standard applesauce using additional fruits from your farmer market or store. Seve...

Canning Fruit Salad in a Jar

Another great recipe from Lila that she adapted from the Fruit Cocktail recipe on this site. Enjoy! Fruit Salad  1 pineapple cut into ti...

Pears Apples Plums - Canning Autumn Jam

A combination jam is always a bit scary because the outcome can be different given the sweetness of the fruit you are using. A good friend b...

Canning Plum Sauce - Gluten Free

I wanted to do a quick post for a Plum Sauce I made that eliminates all of the wheat or gluten based ingredients which some of my new canni...

Plums Balsamic & Rhubarb Lavendar Jams - Sweet Tuesday

After a crazy Monday the canning on Tuesday was a welcome evening in the kitchen relaxing with two great ingredients. Plums, dark and sweet,...

Canning Group - Figs, Pickles, and now Chocolate Raspberry Topping!

After two crazy days of volunteering at the California Wine Festival I got back to what I love best. I set up the kitchen the way I usually ...

Flavor found in the most unusual places

T omorrow is the canning group and we are having a small crowd since many people are out of town or busy for the weekend. I did a bit of sho...