A lovely box of apples.....and I wasn't planning on finding them either. So how did I come to liberate them? You know you want the long and windy story.... Last weekend Kirk and I took the boys up to Whidbey Island for the kite festival held yearly. Well....the festival was a disappointment this year. The wind was… Continue reading Of Liberating Apples and Apple Maple Butter
Category: Preserving
Preserving For Fall & Winter
I love dehydrating fruits, berries and vegetables. Why? It is easy! It is also an affordable and shelf stable method that doesn't need lots of mess cleanup at the end (canning for example). And of late I have had a lot of produce coming through the house that I needed to quickly process but haven't had the time to spend half… Continue reading Preserving For Fall & Winter
Vanilla Honey Peach Butter and Almond Sandwich Bread
And in that quest to use up all the peaches on our counter, peach butter came to mind. Since I was already canning, why not keep going and do even more? Dedicate one afternoon to it! To me...if you are going to get all hot n' sweaty, why do it multiple times? 😉 This was… Continue reading Vanilla Honey Peach Butter and Almond Sandwich Bread
Honey Cinnamon Peach Jam
Someone (this girl!) came home with a huge box of peaches on Saturday from the farmers market, fresh from an orchard in Eastern Washington.Well over 20 pounds! By Monday morning they were ready to start using up and first up a batch of peach jam sounded wonderful. There are even more peach recipes coming...I was… Continue reading Honey Cinnamon Peach Jam