Canning potatoes at home is an easy way to preserve potatoes for long term storage. Pre-cooked and ready to use, home-canned potatoes make for quick last-minute meals right from your homemade pantry. Why Can Potatoes?

This is a great article about preservation but not just rice and beans. Have you given any thought to preserving real meat? When you have meat on a shelf you have something that imparts massive levels of nutrients and has the ability to sustain you longer.

Now that canning is in full swing, I thought I would address whether or not you should remove the rings from canning jars after the jars have been processed. I know that a lot of people don’t remove them–and they have been totally fine after years and years of canning. BUT, the short answer to Read More >>

My philosophy about making stuff from my garden is this: I go to all the hard work of making a garden full of veggies that are good for me, I’m surely not wanting to drown them in sugar when …

Making your own dill pickle relish is simple and easy. Using fresh cucumbers you will have your own condiment that will be sure to please everyone.

Enjoy The Pioneer Woman's salsa, an easy, restaurant-style salsa! Recipe includes instructions for canning it for long term storage!

Yield: 8 x half-litre jars (US pint)

You probably have a couple of bungee cords in the garage, but did you know they're great organizational tools. We've found 16 bungee cord tricks!

Canning soup safely at home is possible with a few adaptations of your recipe.

Using a pressure canner is a little bit different than hot water bath canning, in that it requires a little more attention and every pressure canner is a little bit different. Making sure your pressure canner is in top order {or more specifically, the gauge} is essential. You can usually take it down to your Read More >>

Extra tomatoes on hand? Try this simple garden salsa recipe! It's slightly sweet and just a bit spicy. This salsa is perfect for parties and potlucks!

Easy recipe for canning the best homemade salsa.

This article discusses pressure canning refried beans. Preserving your own food can be a quick and easy way to save money and provide your family with healthy meals. And refried beans can be used in so many dishes, like quesadillas, nachos, tacos and alongside enchiladas.

This article focuses on pressure canning baked beans in quart jars. The recipe itself is quick and easy, but the process is a little more complicated.