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jooleeyet, What I've said above about canning soups partially applies to canning marinara sauces. If your marinara sauce contains lots of onion, garlic and peppers, it's definitely no...

clampers, you can do it! Start with something easy like jam or pickles. pedalpowered, thanks for clarifying the bubbling technique, much appreciated! -Marisa

A super sweet jam also works nicely in thumbprint cookies and thinned down with a little vinegar as a glaze for roasted chicken.

As you might have guessed, I've been canning like a crazy person lately. I've done mostly jams (strawberry, rhubarb, apricot, peach, blueberry, blackberry and plum) and pickles (cucumber, beans, ga...

Pattypans are my very favorite of all the summer squashes. My parents grew them every year and so they are the very taste of summer to me. We always ate them sliced into pie-shaped wedges, steamed ...

Oh Maggie, that sounds delicious! My mom and sister always use the very creamy Annie's Goddess Dressing as a marinade, but it never occurred to me to use a mayo-based dressing on to-be-roasted vegg...

I'm teaching a series of four canning classes in Philadelphia this summer at Foster's Homewares (www.shopfosters.com) and I'm working on putting together a community canning project at Philly Kitch...

I spent years worshipping at the alter of gas cooktops. I couldn't imagine cooking on a poky electric stove. Then I moved into my current apartment (where I've been for more than seven years) and e...

I could do it, but I wouldn't be happy about it. I use my oven nearly every day. However, if I had a really good toaster oven, I might be able to hack it.

Be careful when adding the compost to your plants. I have a NatureMill composter and the first time I added some of the compost to my plants, I ended up killing my potted bay tree because it was a ...