Ohio Thoughts

I love chunky applesauce and fondly remember having it with meals when I was young.   chunky Applesauce makes a great side dish, garnis...

This year I had an overabundance of many different types of peppers, so decided to freeze a few of the Bell Peppers. Not only are bell p...

We love carrots and eat them in many different ways.   There is nothing better than raw carrots dipped in Ranch dressing! I put carrots ...

It's summer and along with many other warm-weather  activities , canning the vegetables that are ripe and in season is something I do...

Strawberries are among the first fruit to ripen in the Northeast.   In my area of Ohio , strawberries are ripe around the first week in...

Blueberry season is fast approaching!  The blueberry-picking season depends on the geographical location of your blueberries, but most  ...

Canning Bean Soup Our busiest canning "season" is during the summer and early autumn months while we are harvesting our gar...

This soup can be made with garden or farm market fresh vegetables, vegetables you canned during summer months, leftovers or store purchas...

Most years we go through our garden fresh peppers pretty quick and never seem to have enough peppers. We use them on sandwiches, to make ...

Easy Home Canned Tomatoes Tomatoes are one of the first things I canned well over 20 some years ago as a beginner canner.  I read it w...

It’s great to preserve some of your garden's bounty to use during the cold winter months.  There is nothing like pulling a jar of pre...

Cabbage History Cabbage is one of the oldest vegetables and is believed to have been grown in gardens as far back as 3000 years ago....

Rabbit is quickly becoming the new white meat.   Prices in stores vary greatly but I have seen prices range between $10.00 to $18.00 per ...

Ripe grapes in Michigan Homemade Grape Juice A few years ago my daughter's mother-in-law Julie gave us 2 cases of grapes.  I deci...

Easy to Make Homemade Chicken Stock. At the heart of every great soup is a stock base. Broth is really the same as stock, just with sa...

A H ealthier  Soup Alternative Tomatoes are ripe on the vine here in Ohio and since I plant my own, I have an abundance!   The smell a...

Easy Homemade Garlic Dill Pickles I'm always thrilled to find an easy way to make something my family loves.  Pickles were always di...

UPDATE: Since writing this post I entered my Orange Marmalade in the Ohio State Fair and won a 1st Place Blue Ribbon and a Best of Show! I...

Making Maple Syrup I have read that many people and cultures believe that drinking maple sap is a way to energize the body after a long ...

I have been going to the same farm for strawberries for years, but the last couple of years, the farm was unkempt, strawberries were bad, li...