Category: 🥫 Preserving
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You Don’t Need a Garden to Preserve Food
When people hear the words food preservation, they often picture a giant vegetable garden, baskets overflowing with tomatoes, and someone standing in a kitchen surrounded by 47 canning jars. That certainly can be food preservation. But so is freezing a bag of spinach before it turns into green slime in the back of your refrigerator.…
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Vacuum Seal in Jars?
A Quick Reference Guide When you think about food preservation, you may picture giant canning pots, rows of jars, and an entire Saturday lost somewhere beneath 40 pounds of tomatoes. But preserving food can start much smaller. A jar-top vacuum sealer is an inexpensive little tool that removes air from mason jars and creates a…
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Jar Vacuum Sealers
Underrated Food Storage Tool I love useful kitchen gadgets. Not the gadgets that take up half a cabinet and perform one extremely specific task every three years. I mean the simple little tools that actually earn their space in my kitchen. One you use over and over and cry a bit when they finally die.…
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Homemade Turkey Stock
Every year, so many people throw away the turkey bones & leftovers after Thanksgiving. You can use those to make your own turkey stock, and due to the size of the bird, it will be enough to can and stock up your pantry! Making your own stock is not only rewarding when you reach into…
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Canning Stocks & Broths
Canning your own stocks & broths is an excellent way not only to save some cash but also to control what you consume at home. Even organic brands have unnecessary sodium and preservatives. You’re likely throwing away meat and vegetable scraps weekly that can be saved and made into stocks. Or maybe you cook chicken…
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Canning 101 (The Basics)
Whether you’re canning part of a large garden harvest or there’s just a good sale on tomatoes or chicken, canning is a great way to preserve most food items. The idea of canning can seem daunting, but it’s actually such a simple process for many food items! You can honestly grab a few items from…
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Canning Tomatoes
Canning tomatoes is an age-old tradition. It is a great way to preserve homegrown tomatoes. You can also preserve farmer’s market or store-bought tomatoes you got for a bargain before they go bad. Making tomato sauce or diced tomatoes at home lets you maintain an abundance and fill your pantry at a fraction of the…
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How To Make Tomato Sauce
Preserving tomatoes by making tomato sauce is a go-to for my household because it can be used for so many recipes. You can make flavored sauces, but I prefer a pretty simple sauce that is more versatile for many recipes. If you refrain from heavy spices, you now have a simple base sauce that can…
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Easy Diced Tomatoes
Diced tomatoes are so helpful and versatile. We use them in Italian and Mexican foods, soups, and stews. These guys are something most people have at least a couple of cans of in the pantry, ready to grab as needed. Whether you like them with herbs or with some green chilis, knowing how to make…
