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 …
Use these bath bomb troubleshooting tips to get gift worthy bombs every single time. The thing about making bath bombs is that they’re a little finicky and definitely take some practice and skill for beginners. Practice definitely makes perfect as does understanding how to fix common mistakes for better bath bombs going forward. How to …
There is nothing wrong with honey that has crystallized; in fact, it’s a sign that you have raw honey. However, sometimes you prefer a liquid honey rather than a solid honey. That’s when knowing how to decrystallize honey and still keep it raw comes in handy. There are several ways to make crystallized honey liquid …
Homemade plum jelly is not only delicious but also a great jelly for beginner canners to learn the art of jelly making. You can use wild plums, homegrown plums or purchased plums….they all make a great jelly. I prefer to can plum jelly to save on freezer space, but you can skip the canning and …
Canning plums is a great way to preserve plums to savor summer all year long. Plums can be canned whole or in halves, plain or sweetened, with or without spices, with or without the pits, and by raw packing or hot packing. Whether you’re preserving homegrown plums, wild plums, or plums that you purchased, it’s …