Exploring all the forks in the road. In fact, at first I left them on and wondered how you could possibly peel and slice the tiny cloves each flowering scape had yielded.

My 15 Minutes to Better Fitness. My fight for better fitness. WoYoPracMo 2008, 1st half. WoYoPracMo 2008, 2nd half. Then I just kind of stopped. It took about a week to get any sort of moving around done.

Away so a lot of other folks have been able to enjoy them, which makes me happy. Red Cherry Jam with Kumquats and Bay. Barely, shamelessly, adapted from The Blue Chair Jam. 4 pounds of cane sugar.

Experiments in french cuisine and gardening. Posted by bettunya under Uncategorized. Bisous! January 27, 2010. Posted by bettunya under cooking. 1 package active dry yeast.

Finding and creating pretty in life. In a Bit of a Jam. Fall has unofficially arrived here in South Dakota. Yesterday was downright blustery and today we are boasting a high temperature of 62. Perfect for some of my favorite fall-time activities! Specifically, making jelly or jam. See that beautiful jelly in the picture above? That is not my my creation. I hoped it would be, but I experienced a horrific jelly accident. It can still be saved. It can still be saved.

Ruben Guadalupe Marquez What To Read This Weekend.

Eat, Drink, and be Mary. 44 Ball quilted 12 oz jars. 39 Ball quilted 8 oz jars. 52 Ball plain 8 oz jars. 43 Ball 8 oz jam pots. 21 Ball 4 oz jars. 8230;and 14 random half-pint jars. Madness, I tell you! My mad haul and my new housemate, C. Dill relish on a jumbo dog. 7 quarts cucumbers, ground. 4 green bell peppers, ground.

Our lives were recently turned upside-down at the passing of our beloved pet, our bunny Mallory. We got her when she was just a tiny ball of fluff. She fit neatly into the palm of our hand and spent the next 8 months living in a tiny bedroom with the two of us. She slept on our pillow and chewed through more wires than I can count. By David Lebovitz, is a rela.

I can ferment sauerkraut with my eyes closed, but I have had a hard time with fermented pickles. Instead of using whole pickling cucumbers I decided to try my luck and go about it differently, so I sliced the cucumbers this time. The armenian cukes are nice, but I want to grown pickling cucumbers again.

A blog dedicated to canning, preserving, and pantry staples made from scratch. Regular Food in Jars contributor Alex Jones is here today to share her tale of a much-needed pantry clean-out.