For those of you readers who don't follow me on Facebook or just don't like Facebook, I wanted to give you a wrap-up of what I'...

We are supposed to be on vacation in Southern California right now. But, unfortunately, my husband's cancer complications have made the ...

non·a·ge·nar·i·an /nänəjəˈne(ə)rēən/ Noun: A person who is from 90 to 99 years old. A few weekends ago I went to a book release party and...

We leave Friday morning for a three week vacation, travelling about the East Coast via plane, train and automobile. While I write this, my h...

I got a surprise batch of plums from a neighbor friend yesterday and made 21 half-pint jars of Cinnamon Ginger Plum Jam with Lillet. That st...

I've got a new recipe up over on Crunchy Chicken Cooks for Spicy Sweet Relish if you are looking to do some canning this weekend and/o...

I've been canning strawberry jam today - we are getting a bunch of late season strawberries in from a local farm and I've got a whol...

In spite of my San Marzano tomatoes getting a bad case of blossom end rot, I managed to salvage enough other tomatoes to make a huge vat of ...

I've gone plum crazy. I can't stop thinking about those plums I "saved" from the neighbor's tree a few weeks ago. They...

I went on another canning expedition over the weekend and made 13 jars of blueberry jam. I was really hoping to go to one of the organic U-p...