Home Canning Recipes

How many of you make your own homemade seasoned tomato sauce? I've been making my own sauce for the past 15 years! We have a backyard garden and always have plenty of tomatoes. What's really cool about making it this way is that you can make a batch with as few as 10-12 large tomatoes or make a … [Read more...] about Canning: How to Make Homemade Tomato Sauce

For the past 3 years we've been sharing with you some of our favorite home canning recipes. A lot of people think that canning is a difficult and time-consuming process. However, once you learn the basics, you can quickly can some of your favorite foods. My family loves plums...purple or yellow, it … [Read more...] about Home Canning: How to Can Fresh Plums

Twenty years ago my Father-in-Law introduced me to home canning and one of the very first things that I learned to process and can was pickled red beets. Once I had mastered the beets, we moved on to various veggies, then to fruits, jams & jellies and then to soups & stews. My Father-in-Law … [Read more...] about Home Canning – Fruit Cocktail Recipe

When it comes to backyard gardening, cucumbers are one of the easiest things to grow, at least for me. Every year I plant just a few plants and always end up with an over-abundance of fresh cucumbers which I happily enjoy! We like using fresh cucumbers to make cucumber salad, tuna salad boats, … [Read more...] about Home Canning – Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe

When it comes to a creamy, smooth and flavorful applesauce, my family is all about homemade. Sure, you can buy the jarred and canned versions at your local grocery store, but trust me...NOTHING is as good as homemade. The easiest way to make your own apple sauce is by utilizing your slow cooker … [Read more...] about Slow Cooker Cinnamon Applesauce Recipe

During the month of September I spend a LOT of time in my kitchen freezing food and home canning foods for the upcoming winter season. It's a great way to preserve what's left in my backyard garden. In addition, I like to visit some of our local Farmer's Markets and pick up some bargains on what … [Read more...] about Home Canning – Creamy Cinnamon Applesauce Recipe

Every year we plant a backyard garden and always get a lot of zucchini. For some reason, zucchini grows extremely well in my backyard. This year we planted only 4 plants and so far, we've gotten over 18 large zucchinis from them! So, what do I make with all of the ones that we harvest? Well, I'm … [Read more...] about Home Canning – Zucchini Relish Recipe