About Me

Hi I’m Laura, and welcome to Preserved Home! I started this blog to show homemakers how to stock their pantries with healthy foods on a modest budget. I want to encourage everyone to joyfully prepare their homes at their own pace and budget while enjoying the process of food preservation and cooking. 

I put my career aside for 18 years to raise and homeschool my children and am now back to work as a political writer and consultant. I’m an award winning writer receiving an award from Society of Professional Journalists for Spot News, First Place for my food column “Preserved Home,” and an Honorable Mention from the San Diego Press Club. My column appears in The North Coast Current and Ocside News and compliments this blog. My passion is experimenting with food, and learning to preserve my bounty. I enjoy taking the mystery and intimidation out of various forms of food preparation so others can be joyfully prepared.