Have you ever wished for healthy canned soups to have for a quick meal? Did you know that they are very easy to make and preserve? Over the summertime when there are a lot of veggies ready I can soups. It does take a bit of an effort but I love it when I need a quick meal. Try this Cheeseburger Soup and you won’t be disappointed!
If you like chocolate and mint together these cookies are just for you! They are chewy with just the perfect amount of mint chips in them. Best of all they are sugar-free and taste amazing.
Zucchini…. is a very prolific veggie found in many gardens. My garden always has room for at least 6 zucchini plants! We love to use them in all kinds of ways. One of my favorite ways is to preserve some of my zucchini harvest for winter. I freeze Zucchini Bisque in pint containers to enjoy on cold blustery winter days.
Mid-summer brings with it luscious ears of sweet corn picked from gardens. Our favorite kinds of sweet corn are bi-colored or yellow since they are sweeter in taste. Sausage Corn Pie is a Pennsylvania Dutch treat I make a few times a year when the sweet corn is ready. It is a hearty one-dish meal that my family thoroughly enjoys. I use a sourdough pie crust for the double crust which has become our favorite.
Sourdough is a very intriguing world to venture into. Once you have a good reliable sourdough starter you may as well use it in whatever you can. How about Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies? With this recipe I use starter that is in my fridge and has not been fed for some times. It can be called discard or unfed starter. These cookies are so delicious and you wouldn’t even know that sourdough was used in them.
Zucchini is one of the most prolific vegetables you can grow in your garden. Once they are picked they can be use in almost any vegetable side dish and even transformed into cakes, cookies and bars. I try and pick zucchini small…no larger than 10-12 inches but occasionally some get over looked.
Sweet and tangy Jalapeno Corn Relish is just what you need to serve at your next gathering. It has the perfect pop between sweet and tangy. This relish is tasty served over fish tacos, corn bread, hot dogs, or any grilled main course.
For many years a large portion of my garden was filled with black raspberry bushes. My children well remember the days when we picked 30+ pints to sell to a local produce stand. There is nothing better than a sun warmed ripe black raspberry! Even the scratches from the thorns were forgotten when the berries were ripe. This jelly is delicious spread on soo
Green and Yellow beans are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. Most bean plants are very prolific and you can expect to get a great harvest. Beans can be preserved by freezing or canning. A pressure canner is a must for canning beans. Green beans are considered a low-acid food so pressure canning helps limit the risk of botulism.
Fried Dill Pickles—who doesn’t like this southern specialty! These pickles are air fried to lessen the calorie load and they are still delicious! I used my home canned Dill Pickles Spears but you can also use bought pickles.
