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Corn Zucchini Salsa

Serve this delicious corn zucchini salsa with tortilla chips or try it on top of grilled chicken breasts or fish. It’s got just the right amount of zip!

Preserving Herbs – Freezing

There are many ways of preserving herbs. Frozen herbs actually taste fresher than dried herbs, but only for the first four months or so after freezing.

We have a bumper crop of blueberries this year! Seems like I can go out and pick berries every other day and come in with a bucket full. Not only do we enjoy eating them but nothing beats the taste of blueberry jam on homemade toast in the middle of winter. Brings back memories ofContinue reading “Our Favorite Blueberry Jam”

Pantry Essentials: Vinegar

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I have mentioned keeping vinegar in my pantry before. Distilled or white vinegar, which is a 5% acetic acid solution, kills 99% of bacteria, 82% of mold, and 80% of germs, but is nontoxic to humans and animals. It is also a key ingredient in pickles! The acids also dissolve mineral deposits and soap scum,Continue reading “Pantry Essentials: Vinegar”

Six Months To Christmas! Time to Make Vanilla

Do you like to give homemade gifts for Christmas? I love both receiving and giving homemade gifts. Do you have friends and family that like to cook? Then a gift of homemade Vanilla Extract will be a perfect gift idea. Once you realize how easy Vanilla Extract is to make you will never go backContinue reading “Six Months To Christmas! Time to Make Vanilla”

2015 Pantry Challenge

What did you do this weekend? One of the things I got done was to organize our freezers. Winter is past and the growing season is upon us. Won’t be too many more weeks until we’re busy harvesting and freezing and canning that harvest! Every spring I take inventory of what’s in the freezer andContinue reading “2015 Pantry Challenge”

Prudent Pantry: Salt: An Essential Pantry Ingredient

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While you may think of salt as simply a white granular food seasoning, there are many more uses for salt. It is true; salt does accent the flavor of meat, brings out the individuality of vegetables, and deepens the flavor of delicate desserts. No other seasoning has yet been found that can satisfactorily take theContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Salt: An Essential Pantry Ingredient”

The Home First Aid Kit

Your first aid kit can be kept in a tool box.

I’m curious, how many of you have a current first aid kit in your home? Every family should keep a first aid kit at home and in their car. I have to admit when we had small children I was very good about keeping a current first aid kit on hand. We always had whatContinue reading “The Home First Aid Kit”

Why Have a Well Stocked Pantry?

My husband and I are now empty nesters! No longer am I busy trying to feed four children at every meal, instead I am only cooking for two. So why have a well stocked pantry? First of all we live in a rural area and it is at least a twenty-minute drive to a smallContinue reading “Why Have a Well Stocked Pantry?”

On The Home Front Favorite Granola

I have personally been enjoying this recipe for years! Originally a neighbor shared the recipe with my mother and she continued to make it! When I left home I copied the recipe and have been making it myself ever since. The recipe is simple and you can make it as is or add more ingredientsContinue reading “On The Home Front Favorite Granola”