Welcome to The Rootsy Kitchen, where simple, from-scratch cooking meets the timeless art of food preservation.
Alongside easy baking mix treats, allergen-friendly substitutions, and waste-cutting kitchen hacks, you’ll also find guides to canning garden harvests and fermenting foods for long-term flavor and nutrition.
Whether you’re simmering a batch of jam, learning to ferment sauerkraut, or whipping up quick weeknight dinners, Rootsy helps you make the most of every ingredient while keeping meals wholesome, practical, and full of homemade goodness.
That jar of canned apple pie filling in the pantry can be the start of so many different dessert recipes. Oh sure, one can easily dump it into a pie shell for dessert, but there are so many other delicious dessert options beyond pie. Looking for some inspiration and creative ideas for those cans of …
Fall means apples and while apples can be stored for months given the right conditions, most of us don’t have an ideal storage area for storing fresh apples. Whether you have apple trees loaded with apples or you just want to take advantage of lower prices by buying apples in season, now is the time …
Skip the peeling and slicing in this delicious apple crisp recipe that uses pre-made apple pie filling. Whether you’re using home-canned apple pie filling or cans of pie filling from the grocery store, this easy apple crisp is sure to please. The simple ingredients combine in such a delightful and easy way that this will …
This Plum Butter recipe will yield you several jars of sweet and slightly tangy goodness to use for biscuits, pancakes or even for adding to yogurt. Using a crockpot makes this recipe very hands off and canning the jars makes them shelf stable. The difference between jelly, jams and butters Jelly uses just the juice …
Make rhubarb oatmeal bars for a sweet and tart treat featuring spring’s first fruits! With a hearty oat crust and slightly sweet, tart rhubarb filling, these rhubarb crumble bars have something for everyone. Simple to bake and a delight to eat these old-fashioned rhubarb bars are ideal for weeknight dessert, potlucks, and more. If you …
Make and preserve this delicious rhubarb pie filling recipe for tasty desserts all year long! Rhubarb tends to be on the first harvests after winter in the north and it’s productive, making it an ideal preservation project. Whether you’re interested freezing or canning it, this rhubarb pie filling is a versatile thing to have on …
Take advantage of your backyard weeds for free, delicious, and healthy wild food with these easy dandelion flower fritters. Like most delicious recipes, these dandelion fritters come together with simple pantry ingredients. The only slightly unusual thing would be the foraged dandelion flowers. As spring settles in and the dandelions bloom, be sure to harvest …
Pickled onions are usually preserved in vinegar these days, but traditionally they have been preserved by lacto-fermentation. With just a few simple ingredients – raw onions, salt, and water – you can have naturally pickled red onions. This fermented red onion recipe comes together quickly and while it uses red onions, you can easily substitute …
If you’ve grown microgreens — or bought a tray at the farmers market and then stood in your kitchen wondering what to actually do with them — you’re in the right place. Microgreens are harvested before they fully mature, usually when they’re just a few inches tall and still tender. They’re packed with flavor and …
If you love the rich, flaky texture of fresh salmon, learning how to pressure can it at home is a game-changer. Canning salmon is a great way to preserve a seasonal catch or take advantage of a bulk purchase while locking in its fresh flavor and nutrients for months to come. Unlike freezing, pressure canning …