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Today we ate our last winter squash harvested over six months ago. It was bitter and I’m sad about that. I wondered exactly what is left in our larder. Here’s the count as of March 9, 2010: 8.5 quarts applesauce 10 half pints tomato paste 3 quarts tomato sauce 12 quarts whole tomatoes 2 half pints ketchup 3 quarts barbeque sauce 3 pints honey [...] | March 10th, 2010 | Tags: apples, canning, larder, preserving, squash, tomatos | Category: Cooking, Gardening, Local Food, Uncategorized |
| One comment I promote home canning to extend the availability of seasonal foods. Home canned goods also happen to be delicious. There’s only one potential downside: foodborne botulism. Alex and I were talking about preservation yesterday in relation to someone we know who doesn’t use salt, but is taking up charcuterie. Bad idea, I say. I had some questions about [...] |After you have made tomato sandwiches, salads, stews, and more, it is tempting to just toss the rest of you CSA or home garden tomato harvest in the compost heap. Preserving tomatos is not that hard and you will thank yourself in the fall for putting up farm fresh goodness. Here are a few ideas for [...] |September 2nd, 2009 | Tags: ketchup, preserving, tomatoes | Category: CSAs, Cooking, Gardening, Local Food, Make it Yourself |
| One comment I am co-hosting two events coming up at Wild Goose Creative ( 2491 Summit Street Columbus, OH 43202)! Please come fill out the audience so I’m not talking to myself. First, I will join Holly Davis of PlumLife for the Farm to Table to Freezer event from 3 – 5 pm Sunday August 16. We will be [...] |July 30th, 2009 | Tags: Events, plumlife, preserving, wild goose | Category: Gardening, Local Food, Make it Yourself |
| 4 comments The harvest this time of year is so perfect and precious, it’s hard not to eat every morsel of herb, berry, and pepper. If you can spare a bit of the garden raised, CSA, or farmer’s market bounty, consider making some alcohol infusions. Herbs, berries, flowers, and veggies all release their flavors into alcohol. Making homemade infusions [...]  |
July 8th, 2009 | Tags: alcohol, infusing, preserving | Category: Gardening, Spirits |
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