Another busy week here and time for an Urban Update already. This week flew by here in the garden and mostly in the kitchen. We finished up processing all the grapes and found a new way of preserving some of…
Urban Update #4
This is the last full week of September, and I just don’t know where the summer went. Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year and I am usually ready for the summer to be over. This is…
Urban Update #2
We can definitely feel that Fall is right around the corner this week. The night temperatures are much cooler and the mornings crisp. A busy time of year for sure with all the harvesting, canning, and preparing for the winter…
Urban Update #1
I am hoping to do a weekly urban update to give you all a look at what we are doing here on our little 1/4-acre urban homestead. I have been wanting to start this for a while now but there…
Pickled Cauliflower
As a kid I would beg my mom to buy the Valsic Pickled Cauliflower from the grocery store. I would then eat the entire jar myself. This home canned cauliflower is the closest thing that I have found to that….
Bruschetta In a Jar
This is an easy and delicious way to use up some of those leftover Roma or Amish paste tomatoes you may have and not know what to do with. Use this on Crostini slices with fresh basil and mozzarella, or…
Home Canned Apple Pie Filling
This home canned apple pie filling is perfect not only in a flaky homemade pie crust, but try it over vanilla ice cream, or on top of a German pancake topped with whipped topping. Enjoy! Ingredients 12 cups sliced peeled…
Canning Cran-Apple Juice
This cranberry apple juice is not only easy to can and make shelf stable but oh so tasty! Give this recipe a try, you won’t be disappointed. Ingredients Directions Prepare water-bath canner and jars. Heat apple juice to a boil…
Canning Pear Chutney
This is not a typical recipe I would make or can, but I wanted to try a new way to preserve our pears this year. I’m so glad I did. This does have a very strong vinegar flavor, but I…
Pressing Apples into Apple Cider
Trying New Things This year we set some new goals for ourselves. One of those goals was to try preserving more food for our family. We live in the city so our ability to grow everything that we would like…
Homemade Canned Apple Butter
If you are new to canning, this is an easy recipe to start with. All you need is a good variety of apples that are deemed worthy for apple sauce making, some sugar and spices, and a crock pot or…
How to Can Jellied Cranberry Sauce
During the holidays we usually think of turkey, dressing, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. This easy homemade canned jellied cranberry sauce will become a family favorite at the holidays and all year long! Ingredients 4 ¼ cups cranberries 1 ¾ cups…