I didn't grow up eating figs, well, except for Fig Newtons, you're darn tootin! If you weren't lucky enough to have a fig tree or two growing in your yard then this little bloggin' about figs will probably relate to you. Here's my figs story and an easy preserved figs recipe.For me, … [Read more...] about Preserved Figs
Pickles, Canning and Freezing
Spicy Peach Chutney
Got peaches? Our peach crop wasn't anything near great this year, but our two little peach trees did produce enough peaches that I could make a batch of spicy peach chutney. I am so glad I decided on the chutney for the use of our few peaches. This stuff is incredible and has a thousand … [Read more...] about Spicy Peach Chutney
Pickled Vegetable Sandwich Slaw
These colors look amazingly delicious ... and I'll let you in on a little-known secret - this pickled vegetable sandwich slaw IS delicious! In the past Deb from Smitten Kitchen posted pictures and her take on a pickled vegetable sandwich slaw recipe for vegetable slaw. Let me tell you this, … [Read more...] about Pickled Vegetable Sandwich Slaw
DIY Homemade Dill Pickles
My Chief gardener started bringing lettuce from the garden a couple of weeks ago. This past week he brought in the first basket full of yellow squash and cucumbers. Today, I received my second BIG basket of cucumbers. It is time to start pickling! Last summer our cucumbers caught a nasty bug … [Read more...] about DIY Homemade Dill Pickles
Crock Pot Apple Butter
OOPS! I received an email from my friend, and loyal reader, Cheryl. "Did you perhaps leave out an ingredient in your Apple Crisp recipe? I have a very nice apple soup cooling in my kitchen", she wrote. Oh no! I immediately looked up my Autumn's Caramel Apple Crisp recipe to see what in the … [Read more...] about Crock Pot Apple Butter
Weekend RoundUP with Squash Relish
Last spring my neighbor Gaye was telling me about a squash relish that she makes and serves with pinto beans and cornbread. Growing up in Nebraska my mom would make white navy beans and ham with cornbread, but it wasn't until I married my Southern-born husband that I actually cooked pinto … [Read more...] about Weekend RoundUP with Squash Relish