Homemade Cocktail Cherries are a delightful and easy-to-make treat. Use them for garnishing cocktails, serve them on ice cream sundaes or bake them into a cake. They also make a great gift for cocktail loving friends and family. Around here, cocktail hour is a ritual. I love playing around with…
Garlic Scape Relish is made with fresh early summer garden grown garlic scapes. With just the right amount of vinegar and a touch of dill, it’s perfect on hot dogs, burgers, sandwiches, and mixed into macaroni salad. Looking for a new flavour for your next backyard barbecue? Forget ketchup and…
Make your own stunning Chive Blossom Vinegar with beautiful blooms from your garden. Use this delicate Allium flavoured vinegar to season potato salads, in a vinaigrette, and in marinades. Chive Blossom Vinegar Ever wonder what to do with all the beautiful chive blossoms growing in your herb garden? Making Chive…
Wondering how to make the best Pickled Asparagus for your cocktails and charcuterie boards? This small batch recipe shows how easy it is to preserve Asparagus at it’s prime. Pickled asparagus is delicious right out of the jar as a snack, but even more delicious as a Caesar or Bloody…
This recipe is just what you need to make beautiful ruby coloured Sour Cherry Jam. Made with sour cherries and amaretto, it’s the perfect combination of sweet and tart. Sour Cherry season is short and fleeting. It’s over in the blink of an eye. Make the most of this prized…
Learn how to ferment your own authentic homemade sauerkraut in easy to follow steps. Two German Childhoods When I was a kid, I always thought that our family only ate the ‘not so awesome’ parts of German cuisine; the pork hocks, headcheese, sauerkraut, etc. Where were the famous German desserts,…
Make the most out of ripe Roma tomatoes by preserving them in this simple passata. Simply delicious on it’s with pasta or used in your favourite recipe. Cream of the Crop Once the unmistakeable scent of Autumn is in the air, the giant crates of ripe red Romas begin to…
Small batch preserving these Pickled Carrots is easier than you think. Grow your own or buy carrots in season, then pickle them with dill and garlic for a dillicious treat! Pickled Carrots with Dill and Garlic Whether you’re the sort of person who enjoys preserving and canning or a supermarket…
Wild Ramp Pesto is a delicious and versatile way to make the most of your foraging harvest. It’s quick to make and easily preserved by freezing. Wild Ramp Pesto There’s really no better feeling than a full foraging basket of garlicky wild ramps. These pungent wild edibles, also called wild…
A Simple Fish Pie made with home canned (or store bought) canned fish, eggs, and herbs. Easy to prepare and absolutely delicious for lunch or dinner. Childhood Fish Pie Memories I hated Fish Pie growing up. On the days that I came home from school, tired after an hour long…