Crushed tomatoes - without liquid!

It will soon be tomato season and for some it's the time to stock up for the year! I have seen many of my followers plant in excess of 2...

Carrots made into a salsa - It's true!

One of the first books that I purchased even before the Ball Blue book was The   Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving.  It's still my ...

Renee's Stewed Tomatoes

Many have been looking for a stewed tomato recipe that can be water bathed. Renee put together the recipe from the Amish Canning Cookbook t...

Canning Chicken Cacciatore

Tonight, after doing a test recipe yesterday for flavor, I put up 5 pints of Chicken Cacciatore so that my hubby and I could have a quick me...

Roasted Pepper & Tomato soup

Jessi shared a great soup for those of you who still have peppers and tomatoes left to process from your garden. Roasted Red Pepper and to...

Tomato Preserves

I was blessed this weekend with a follower, Erin, who shared with me a recipe that I have done before from a different canning book but Erin...

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 and Sour Sauce - I'm never buying store bought AGAIN!

I have been searching for more recipes that are safe to make in canning that include Clear Jel. One of them has been "sauces" in p...

Canning Salsa - Chunky Tomato Salsa from Better Homes and Garden Canning Magazine

Chunky Tomato Salsa 8 lbs ripe tomatoes (about 16 medium) 2 cups seeded/chopped fresh Anaheim or Polano Chili peppers (2 to 3 - to make i...

Canning Jalapenos - How about some Hot Salsa?

I have wanted to make this recipe for so long. I was afraid that it would be so hot that I wouldn't be able to serve it to anyone or eve...