Mirabelles jam

Mirabelles jam is one of my favorite things to make. Because of the dry weather, a lot of white and yellow prune/plum varieties don’t taste as great as they do most years. Most batches I bought and received have contained many dry-ish fruits that aren’t nearly as sweet as they should be. No problem, I…

Cheesy tomato pie

An ongoing project of mine during summer, is canning tomato sauce. As soon as the plants start to yield ripe fruits, I always have more than our family can eat. Thanks to binging on home-grown tomatoes all summer my taste palate is ruined to the extent I can’t swallow any ‘impostor tomatoes’; store bought bags…

Processing the apples

What should you do with all the apples you’ll get during the fall season? I try to make lots of applesauce each fall. Last year I found some apple pie filling recipes I liked, so I went crazy with those, but this year I’m going back to basics. I don’t know too much about daily…