Produce & Pantry

Our family is very fond of eating the sweet pickled beets that we preserve from a recipe in Kerr Canning Book (now the Ball Canning Book). We like to grow beets that are a dark glossy red color...

A cantaloupe is a delicious and low calorie fruit, but unlike most other fruits, cantaloupes do not continue to ripen after they are picked. Therefore, it is important that you purchase a...

Raw tomatoes can be frozen sliced, chopped, pureed, or whole, and peeled or unpeeled. You can also freeze them cooked. Frozen tomatoes do not remain solid when thawed; therefore are not suitable...

Tomato is in the same family as bell peppers, eggplant and white potato. Because it is related to bell peppers, the tomato has all the nutritional value one can get like eating bell peppers. One...

Fish is a produce that needs to be frozen and unfrozen with care. Fish can easily go bad and can make you sick if you eat. But doing it the right way is really not that hard.

The avocado plant is native to tropical America. Cultivators believe the plants originate in southern Mexico and have spread around the world through trades, evidenced by its abundant growth even...

Nothing tastes quite like freshly squeezed orange juice. There's a vibrancy and freshness that's hard to describe. To see for yourself, why not make some hand-squeezed orange juice? It doesn't...

I have just finished drying and storing some of the last produce from my garden. One thing I did this year was to make a simple food dryer. My home dehydrator worked very well to dry most fruit...

This is an excellent side dish - nutritious, delicious, elegant, and inexpensive! It is very quick and easy to make. Honey Glazed Carrots, with their bright orange color and fresh flavor, are a...

When food is bought and stored, cooked and there are leftovers, or made and needs to stay fresh there are requirements to help determine the food shelf life. Here are websites that show shelf life...

This recipe is my favorite marmalade of all time. the combination of kumquats and prickly pear produce a flavor similar to candied cherries as well as the same red coloring. There is no need for...

Buying a turkey is something that many people contemplate doing at least three times a-year on holidays such as Easter Thanksgiving and Christmas. Shopping for a turkey can a confusing project....

How to keep Cookies Moist for Longer, after you've baked them. Here are a few helpful ideas to prolong the gooey deliciousness of your home-baked disks of goodness.

Delicious and healthy, the fresh avocado could truly be one of the best fresh fruits of the gods. Loaded with nutrients and healthy fats, the fresh avocado makes a perfect snack or side dish for a...

When fall gives way to the Christmas holiday season, think twice before throwing away those cute little decorative pumpkins and colored squash. Most are edible, and often they can be baked for a...

Cranberries are a type of small red fruit that grows in North America. They are commonly sold frozen, dried or canned, so you may not be used to the fresh variety. Fresh cranberries are much more...

Want to save money on your produce purchases? Only one person in the house likes one certain veggie or fruit? Tupperware's Fridge Smarts are the answer. I use these regularly myself. I can keep...

Inside each pomegranate are hundreds of seeds bursting with flavor. Here's how to get at them so you can enjoy them as a snack or use them as an ingredient in other dishes. You also can juice...

All produce contain bacteria and enzymes. Over time, the bacteria and enzymes destroy flavor, change color and texture of food. Freezing vegetables (and other foods) can help slow the breakdown of...

There are several great ways to save money while buying groceries, the best that I can think of are in this article.

Learn how to preserve hot peppers on a sting and have them ready to use without bottling them. A pretty fall decoration for the kitchen too.

Whole wheat flour contains a wheat berry's endosperm, bran and germ, unlike refined (regular) flour, which only contains the endosperm. Because of its high oil content, its shelf life is...

Fall is a great time to make homemade apple cider vinegar. In the Autumn, there is an abundance a ripe delicious apples to use for your project. Of course, you can go to the market to buy apple...

Xylitol is a sugar-alcohol often used as a sugar substitute in cooking and baking. The substance is extracted from various berries, plums, corn, oats and mushrooms, and it contains roughly the...

Well, to make. Panko bread crumbs. First, you need to get a food processor and you need to get some stale bread. Typically, you can get this from either the heels of an old loaf of bread, or you...

Grocery shopping is one of the large expenses in the American home, and it seems to be getting larger. Most of us try to control the expense of groceries, but not everyone has the skills for...

An easy method of cooking squash without the hassle of cutting through the thick rind of a raw squash.

Apple picking season is a delight. Fragrant wafts of Macintosh, Granny Smith, Delicious and Honey Crisp apples fill the air. It’s tempting to pick every last globe on the tree – but then you have...

If you have ever purchased pre-made bread mixes, you know how convenient they can be. Banana bread mix in a bag makes a cute gift for friends and family. It also makes a quick and easy mix to...

Fresh carrots last for a long time when stored under proper conditions, but few people have enough space to store many carrots. Carrots can be canned, of course, and they can be frozen, but for...

Wondering how to bake a pumpkin? Baked pumpkin is pureed and used just like canned pumpkin purchased from a store. It is the starting point for baking pies, cookies and breads that are truly made...

Mushrooms are porous in nature, because of this, they will absorb water like a paper towel. Once water seeps in the mushrooms, they will lose flavor and texture. This article will show you how to...

Dehydrating, or drying, food is an old-fashioned way to preserve food. By removing most of the moisture, foods keep much longer even without refrigeration. In today’s world there are big...

With more possible unemployment looming around the corner, It may be wise to stock up on canned goods, freezer foods and other slow perishable foods that are cheap and have a long shelf life. It...

Does Costco save money? This article compares Costco prices on basic foods purchased in "single" per unit and "family of four" quantities to those of a major supermarket chain.

My parents grew up poor in the upper peninsula of Michigan, so canning was not an option, it was a necessity for survival. I remember my mom canning tomatoes every summer ... and making hot...

It's for a big Friday dinner! Actually not just Friday as long as you feel like preparing for it then right on.

It's that time of year when the peppers in the garden are ready to pick. If you have a surplus the best way to keep them is to freeze and store for use during the cold winter months.

If you've followed my article called How to grow a year's supply of Garlic in a 40 square foot bed, you'll discover you have a lot of garlic to deal with all at once. How do you store it so that...

Nuts are an important staple in our diet. They provide protein, fiber, oils, vitamins and minerals. Without their shells they are unprotected and can quickly become rancid. This can happen more...

Whether eaten as a whole fruit or sliced into a pie and crisp, or blended into a smoothie, nothing says summer quite like a luscious, ripe peach. The peach is a member of the family of stone...

If groceries are not packed properly, disasters can occur. Bread and eggs can become crushed, meat can contaminate vegetables, and frozen items can get mixed up. Here's how to avoid such disasters...

Fall brings an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables and canning these can feed your family throughout the winter months. Canning or bottling fruit and vegetables is a big job. Having other...

As warm summer days turn to crisp and cool fall, your lush, green basil plant nears the end of its life. You see, the shorter days of this season are signaling your plant to go to seed, and it...

The Food Network has a million onion recipes I would love to try. Cooking dinner with onions adds flavor to the most common of dishes, but we shy away from those onions because they leave us with...

Oregano is an herb that can be used fresh or dried in many dishes, especially poultry and vegetable entrees and side dishes. It goes great with tomato based dishes and in bakery items such as rolls.

While most people purchase flour at the grocery store, you can easily convert wheat to flour at home using a wheat grinder. Grinding your own wheat will allow you to save money while producing...

Back when we had goats at our home, we used to have a lot of extra milk available. After the young goats had their share, there was plenty left over for our family to have all the milk it wanted...

I've heard the horror stories. My mother told me about a time when one of her neighbors was using a pressure canner and the lid blew off the canner and put a hole in her ceiling. Due to that...

With an abundance of cucumbers in the garden and only a few pickle recipes, it is time to try something new. These deep fried cucumber chips are excellent, even better than zucchini. If you have...