I've actually been canning for a couple years - one of the booths at my local farmer's market has a "summer canning special" at some point, where they sell a whole bushel basket of tomatoes for ten...
I can my own tomatoes -- the boiling and sealing bit is really not difficult. The Ball web site has a number of step-by-step instructions (http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/preserve__fresh_pres...
I knit, so I've already made felted bowls on my own and used them.
My only tip (which I learned from bitter experience) is: check the condition of the fruit pretty dilligently AND thor...
*blinks a bit after reading MaryWynn's comment*
So, MaryWynn, DID you mention somewhere in there what your favorite cookbook was? I think I missed that somehow.
The Moose...
I lived four floors above a restaurant on the Lower East Side for four years. That is how I learned my cat Zach is an extremely good mouser -- he's so good that other friends have in the past aske...
A couple months ago I participated in a bacon recipe cookoff, and my modest entry was a batch of caramel apple bacon cookies (some straightforward cookies with a caramel-flavored icing; I just subs...
When I first got into making my own pantry stuff it wasn't because of a price-point thing as such -- it was more about trying something fun, but also about having gifts. Don't forget, people actua...
I had my own knives; my old roommate had her own knives. And there was a drawer of kitchen implements that HER old roommate had left behind that we hadn't gone through. Then my old roommate moved...
I've been cooking in almost all the time anyway -- I still hadn't completely recovered from the LAST recession in 2002 when the recession of 2009 hit.
What I AM doing differently, thou...
Growing up, I only ever had very, very sour grapefruit, and all the sugar in the world didn't help. Plus, I was a kid.
Then in college I went to visit a dear friend in Ireland (we wer...
I apologize in advance for what may sound like snark; I've just had a couple too many "what's up with the green beer anyway" conversations with Irish friends.
One way to "liven up" th...
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@jeangenie: I think that re-using the jars themselves when canning is just fine. It's the LIDS you're not supposed to re-use.
I've actually been canning for a couple years - one of the booths at my local farmer's market has a "summer canning special" at some point, where they sell a whole bushel basket of tomatoes for ten...
I was just coming in to recommend Harumi Kuihara as well.
FYI -- right now the Amazon link you have posted for the book directs you instead to an Apartment Therapy page about rag rugs.
I can my own tomatoes -- the boiling and sealing bit is really not difficult. The Ball web site has a number of step-by-step instructions (http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/preserve__fresh_pres...
Oh yay! I have a couple of cups of cooked black beans in the freezer that I was thinking I really should use soon.
I knit, so I've already made felted bowls on my own and used them. My only tip (which I learned from bitter experience) is: check the condition of the fruit pretty dilligently AND thor...
*blinks a bit after reading MaryWynn's comment* So, MaryWynn, DID you mention somewhere in there what your favorite cookbook was? I think I missed that somehow. The Moose...
Holy God, I thought I was the only one who had a weird pet peeve about cleaning lettuce.
I lived four floors above a restaurant on the Lower East Side for four years. That is how I learned my cat Zach is an extremely good mouser -- he's so good that other friends have in the past aske...
Oh -- I've heard that using a blob of bacon fat in place of butter when you're making popcorn on the stovetop is GOOD.
A couple months ago I participated in a bacon recipe cookoff, and my modest entry was a batch of caramel apple bacon cookies (some straightforward cookies with a caramel-flavored icing; I just subs...
I just made my own granola too! *High-five's Liana* My attempts at falafel, however, are something we shall politely ignore.
Psst: the "reminder sheet for your groceries" link in this post simply goes back to the Kitchn cover page. FYI.
When I first got into making my own pantry stuff it wasn't because of a price-point thing as such -- it was more about trying something fun, but also about having gifts. Don't forget, people actua...
I had my own knives; my old roommate had her own knives. And there was a drawer of kitchen implements that HER old roommate had left behind that we hadn't gone through. Then my old roommate moved...
I've been cooking in almost all the time anyway -- I still hadn't completely recovered from the LAST recession in 2002 when the recession of 2009 hit. What I AM doing differently, thou...
I've marinated chicken in creamy salad dressing and then used either crushed croutons or stuffing mix for the coating.
Growing up, I only ever had very, very sour grapefruit, and all the sugar in the world didn't help. Plus, I was a kid. Then in college I went to visit a dear friend in Ireland (we wer...
I apologize in advance for what may sound like snark; I've just had a couple too many "what's up with the green beer anyway" conversations with Irish friends. One way to "liven up" th...