Whether you have a surplus of raspberries, or just want to learn how to make raspberry juice, this delicious and simple recipe will be sure to please. It only contains three ingredients and is chock full of raspberry flavor. We planted raspberries on our homestead six years ago. I first planted thornless raspberries but had …
It’s been a couple of weeks of restocking our freezers. We’ve been overloaded with a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, the summer months are short and sweet. Pea and bean season only last about 3 weeks around here, and unless you plant multiple harvests, that’s not a long time to enjoy them. The …
It’s almost raspberry season, and I’m getting excited! Raspberries are held in high regard around here. Knowing how to freeze raspberries will help you preserve their deliciousness throughout the year. While frozen raspberries will never taste the exact way their fresh counterparts do, they rival them in other ways. Freezing raspberries makes better jam than …
Almost every year, we head up to the Northwest Territories here in Canada to catch some gigantic northern pike. These northern pike recipes that I’m going to share today are tried and true recipes. They have been used with great success many times. Northern Pike is primarily a freshwater fish that can be found in …
There are two main canning methods, that are very popular. Water bath canning, and pressure canning. What is the difference? Today we’ll compare pressure canning vs. water bath canning. Water bath canning is one of the easiest ways to start learning how to can foods. It’s not quite as intimidating as pressure canning, because you …
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Wondering how to clean chicken hearts? It’s a simple process, that doesn’t take much time. Cleaning chicken gizzards is more complicated, but worth the effort. As a young girl, my siblings and I use to fight over the chicken heart and gizzard. My mother would cook a whole chicken, which meant there was one small …
Even in our zone 2 garden, strawberries are one fruit we can easily grow. In 2020, my husband and I planted 1500 bare-root strawberry plants. We tilled up our lawn (mistake number one), made rows, and planted. I ordered the plants from a large nursery in Alberta, but we had to drive a considerable distance …
I’ve been wanting to plant a perennial garden for many years. It was never a priority, and with small babies, it always got pushed to the backburner. But my baby is turning 3 this summer, and I am starting a perennial garden! It’s exciting to start planning a perennial garden, but I’m also finding myself …
Learn how to propagate roses from cuttings with this simple and helpful article. I’ve been on a propagating kick lately. First I propagated grapevines, then haskap plants, and now rose bushes! It’s super simple to propagate roses from cuttings. While there are several things to watch out for, all you need is some good soil, …
This homemade pasta sauce recipe is so good. It is the best pasta sauce recipe that I have found. You can use fresh tomatoes for this recipe, but you can also use frozen tomatoes if you have some that need to be used up. In the fall when I am out of canning jars, and …
