The August eBook bundle theme is Food Storage and Preparedness! Have you ever wondered how you’d feed your family if the retail grocery store system failed? Do rising prices and declining food quality make you want to take matters into your own hands? Getting Started on a Food Supply Plan: Sourcing, Preserving, and Storing Food […]
Summer Couscous Stir Fry
There’s nothing like going grocery shopping in your own backyard. While we only have a tiny little garden just big enough for some herbs and grape tomatoes, it’s still just thrilling to eat from it. This quick summer stir fry has a variety of bell peppers, onions, asparagus and grape tomatoes. Perfect for your homegrown […]
How to Can Orange Rosemary Plum Jam
I saw the Apricot-Rosemary jelly recipe in the Better Homes and Garden Canning Magazine and sort of merged it with another plum recipe I saw that included oranges with the plums. I didn’t have oranges, but I had orange extract so I adapted it myself. Ingredients for Orange Rosemary Plum Jam 5 Cups coarse chopped plums […]
Peach Vanilla Swirl Ice Cream
Nothing represents the height of summer deliciousness like peaches. Their fresh, sweet flavor comes into season in the middle of the summer where I live in Massachusetts, and I like to celebrate peach season with many different types of recipes. They’re wonderful in salads, salsa, and muffins, but my favorite way to enjoy peaches is […]
Easy Blueberry Crumble
It’s still that time of year when blueberries are in abundance, and it is around this time of year when my family and I start to get sick (dare I say it!?) of blueberries. We’ll have a pint in the fridge, and we’ll nibble on it, but not really with much excitement. So, they’ll sit around and […]
How to Can Mint Cinnamon Plum Preserves
Plum preserves are good enough on their own, but with cinnamon? Oh, man! And we wanted a little something special for the next batch of plum preserves so I added mint leaves to the plums during the cooking process. I really liked this recipe because it added the great minty flavor in with the sweet […]
Help for Learning How to Can + Giveaway!
It’s great to challenge yourself to learn new homesteading skills – something many people call reskilling. But when you’re starting out it can be tough to know exactly what to do. Here are some resources to help you learn how to can and preserve your food. Can it Forward Workshop From Ball Something that Ball […]
Asian Sesame and Mandarin Coleslaw
This Asian-Inspired coleslaw recipe is a delicately sweet and slightly sour recipe which pairs well with chicken or fish dishes often found in summer. Try switching out the sesame products for toasted sesame oil and/or seeds for a bolder smoky flavor, or black seeds or oil for a deep, rich flavor. Feel free to add […]
Renee’s Rose Garden Tea Jam
Canning became my obsession one particularly difficult winter out of boredom. I experimented with non traditional materials, and most were quite inedible. However, one turned out to be a huge hit; it was a concoction based on one of my favorite gourmet teas. This rose garden tea originally was made with Cameron’s Eve’s Rose […]
How to Can Spiced Plum Preserves
For your freshly harvested, ripe plums, here’s an easy way to can plums and preserve them for later use.
August Challenge – Can it, Freeze it, Dry it!
This year is all about embracing the journey and I’ve been doing that a lot for myself, and trying to encourage you guys to do the same. One of the things I’m doing is stepping outside my comfort zone and tackling new ways of food preservation by canning at home without my mother-in-law helping me. […]
Food Preservation Recipe Master Index
Here’s a master list of Untrained Housewife Recipes and Tutorials for preserving food – canning, freezing and dehydrating. If you have a favorite canning or freezer recipe you would like to add to the index please email angela@untrainedhousewife.com Canning Basics and Tutorials How to Get Started Canning – A Supply List Canning Safety Tips for […]
