Add fermented oranges to marinades & salad dressings. This is an easy way to preserve citrus flavor for use in recipes.
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.
Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
Store some of this easy strawberry rhubarb jam in the fridge or freezer, or water bath can it to make it shelf stable to enjoy all year long.
Candied Jalapenos (Water Bath Canning Recipe)
Sometimes called “cowboy candy” these candied jalapenos are perfect for adding a little spice to recipes. Or eating out of hand!
Safely Pressure Canning Homemade Broth
Canning chicken stock or turkey stock means that you’ll be able to get meals ready in a hurry using real, homemade ingredients. Plus? It’s like free food!
Home Canning Recipes for Beginners
If you’re a novice at food preservation, these easy canning recipes are a good place to start. They all use a simple water bath method.
How to Make Chewy Dried Bananas — You Won’t Stop at One
These chewy dried bananas are a great healthy snack and dehydrating bananas couldn’t be easier. These chewy dehydrated banana chips are a winner!
Persimmon Jam Recipe for Canning
Fall flavors are in full force with this delicious persimmon jam. It’s a lower sugar option than many jams, and a safe canning recipe.
Old Fashioned Pear Preserves for Canning
These gingered pear preserves are a delicious way to save your favorite fall fruit. It’s excellent on toast, but good on oatmeal, too!
Homemade Peach Preserves for Canning
This canning recipe for thick and gooey delicious peach preserves is great for toast, but don’t forget about ice cream!
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author and certified Master Food Preserver, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
I’m thrilled that my book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (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 aim to encourage readers — that’s you! — to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
Limited on space? Don’t let that keep you from growing some of your own food! In my 5-Gallon Garden course, I’ll show you how to grow food in the space you have! Learn more about it here.
