by Laura Macklem | Oct 21, 2015 | DIY |
* This post is part of my “Make Ahead Holidays,” series, which will go through Christmas. I will tell you how to make the big day(s) less rushed, and how to make your feast cost the least. At the end of the post, I will tell you how to prepare your mashed potatoes...
by Laura Macklem | Oct 15, 2015 | Canning |
A couple of days after Thanksgiving last year, cranberries went on sale at Aldi for 19 cents a bag. You can imagine how my mind started swirling, as I stood in front of the display, and devised ways to employ said cranberries. To be honest, I was so dizzied with...
by Laura Macklem | Oct 3, 2015 | Canning |
Sometimes I open my pantry and gaze at my beautiful jars of food. The ruby red grapefruit, snugly nestled in the jar, the wheels of deep green jalapenos, sweet circles of citrus, and cubes of pumpkin are just some of the pretty put-ups lining my pantry shelves. None...
by Laura Macklem | May 10, 2015 | Canning |
I’ve been experimenting a variety of pickles, including turnip and carrot. When asparagus went on sale at Easter for $1.49 a pound, it occurred to me that asparagus pickles could be interesting too, especially because my littlest one loves pickles, and her...
by Laura Macklem | Apr 23, 2015 | Preserving, Recipes |
My family doesn’t like bottled dressing. We will choke it down if we must, but we find it flat, fake and oily tasting. Unless it’s a bottle of Ranch, we make our own. One of our favorite dressings is one made with berry vinegar. Of course, if you buy...
