Cookbook Giveaway: 250 Home Preserving Favorites

Who loves homemade jam? Yay, me too. The award winning, and generous, Yvonne Tremblay has shared with me her newest cookbook 250 Home Preserving Favorites: from Jam and Jellies to Marmalades and Chutneys  And it is awesome! Yvonne is a preserving Queen and covers simple no cook jams to elaborate gourmet delicacies with everything in [...]

How and Why to Start Canning Food

I love canning! And because I love it I think you should all do it too. I feel great when a shelf full of rosy local peaches in a mason jars sits waiting for pancakes on a winter day. Here are two reasons to start canning: Preserved foods are the ultimate fast food. The labour is [...]