by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Canning & Pickling, Our Kitchen, Recipes
Every family has that quick weeknight meal that takes moments to prepare and is loved by everybody. When I was a kid it was grilled cheese and Campbell’s tomato soup. To a 7-year-old it was THE BEST DINNER EVER. I love to share the things that I enjoyed as a...
by April | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Our Kitchen, Recipes
While talking with a friend the other day I mentioned I needed to buy some honey at the Farmer’s Market. He then surprised me by saying he received 5 gallons of honey for a wedding gift but didn’t know what you use honey for. After giving him a wide-eyed...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Canning & Pickling, Our Kitchen, Recipes
When summer berries are ripe, I fill my freezer and wait for cooler weather to start canning. Some garden produce must be canned right away, not so with berries. I clean them an put them in a single layer on a cookie sheet and freeze them like that. After a day or two...
by April | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Baking, Our Kitchen, Recipes
Growing a garden in Fairbanks is challenging at best with a very short growing season of just 60 days guaranteed frost free. The silver lining of growing this far north is the 24 hours of sun for two months. I do not possess the natural green thumb of my sister...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Our Kitchen, Recipes
Greek Chicken and Rice Soup or Avgolemono is a favorite in our house. We usually make this right when the garden is starting to produce and we go out and harvest the vegetables and herbs for dinner. Except for the lemons, I want a lemon tree so badly and our northern...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Nov 15, 2024 | Canning & Pickling, Gardening, Our Kitchen, Recipes
Garlic is a must in my kitchen and in my garden. Garlic has a very long growing season, about 7 months from planting to summer harvest. That’s a very long investment for one food crop so I want to make sure that my harvest is preserved so it will last the...
