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Gardening Month by Month: September
Gardening Month by Month – September September marks the beginning of the fall gardening season — a busy time of year for lucky warm-climate gardeners. For best selection, buy bulbs as soon as they appear at the garden center. Most spring-blooming bulbs, such as tulips, hyacinths, and crocuses, will need to be pre-chilled in the fridge for […]
Fermenting Frenzy
Let’s get a little fermenting going on! Have some veggies that need to be used up?? Well, how about preserving them in a new but old-fashioned, tried and true way?!! Fermented veggies, or cultured vegetables are seriously easy and seriously good for you, not to mention…just-plain-GOOD! You have most likely heard of sauerkraut, kim chi, […]
It’s Freezing in Here!
One of my most favoritest things to do is freeze food! It’s quick, it’s easy and…it’s semi-homemade. Well, in a way I am going to share with you today how quick and easy it is to freeze vegetables, berries and herbs…yes…even herbs! The freezer can be a powerful, overlooked method of preserving. Picked at […]
A Dilly of a Bean
I love sweets, but I love pickles more…I know, hard to believe! So since it is…”tis the season” for all things beans, let’s can some amazing pickled dilly beans! Pickles you say, green beans you say?? Why YES! They make most excellent pickles. Besides…kids love them! Canning is a super great way to preserve and […]
Preserving the Bounty Giveaway
Carrier Oils A to Z
A carrier oil is any lipid-based substance used to dilute essential oils. The most popular varieties are pure vegetable oils, including grape seed, avocado, almond, avocado, sunflower and olive oils; however, most readily available carrier oils are unstable and go rancid quite easily. I prefer fractionated coconut oil because it is stable at […]