Try this delicious recipe for homemade ketchup! It’s a great substitute for your favorite store bought brand if you’re harvesting lots of tomatoes.
FOOD PRESERVATION
Whether you have a garden abundance or support your local farmers market, there are a number of food preservation methods that will allow you to store food to last through the winter. There’s nothing better than pulling a jar of fresh applesauce out of the panty in the middle of a cold winter. It’s like summer in a jar. And tomato sauce from the garden? So much better than the store bought stuff.
But canning isn’t the only way to preserve food for long-term storage. In addition to water bath and pressure canning, dehydrating fruits and vegetables, fermentation, and freezing are other methods to try. Start with the food preservation method that seems most doable to you. Soon you’ll have a pantry full of produce to enjoy in the off-season.
How to Can Apple Pie Filling for the Pantry
Having homemade apple pie filling in the pantry makes it a snap to bake up a pie, cobbler, or crisp for dessert.
Best Homemade Salsa for Canning (with Fresh Tomatoes)
This simple salsa recipe is a good “beginner” recipe for home canning. Canning salsa is one of our favorite ways to preserve the summer tomato bounty.
Easy and Quick Pickled Carrots
If you enjoy the sweet crunch of fresh carrots, you’re going to love them pickled! Add some to your next crudités platter or snack on them straight out of the jar.
Pickle Recipes to Make at Home
Pickling is one of the easiest ways to preserve fresh vegetables. It can be done in small batches or preserve more for the pantry.
Homemade Apricot Pineapple Jam
The combination of apricots and pineapple make for a flavorful and slightly tangy fruit spread for your morning toast.
Canning Pears: Halves, Quarters, or Pieces
Canning pears is a delicious way to preserve the harvest for the pantry! Serve them straight out of the jar, or use them in baked goods and smoothies.
Canning Peach Jam for the Pantry
Ready to save the sweet summertime flavor of fresh peaches? Consider canning peach jam for the pantry with this low sugar recipe.
Homemade Sauerkraut Recipe – Delve Into Fermentation
Sauerkraut is one of the easiest ferments to get started with, and the results are delicious and a great addition to sandwiches.
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
If you’re ready to shake up your pantry routine and shift from boxed to homemade, be sure to check out my latest project, Attainable Sustainable Pantry (National Geographic Books).
My earlier book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (also from National Geographic Books) was awarded the best how-to book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Here at Attainable Sustainable, I encourage readers to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
