Prep Once, Make Cooking Easier All Week: Freezer Cubes You’ll Be Glad You Made Meal prep doesn’t have to mean spending an entire Sunday cooking dozens of meals. Sometimes the smartest kind of prep is simply having small ingredients ready to grab when you need them. One of my favorite
The Humble Mason Jar: A Little History Behind a Kitchen Staple If you walk into my kitchen or probably the kitchen of anyone who cans, preserves, gardens, or tries to be a little more self-sufficient you’re going to find Mason jars. Probably a lot of them. Some are filled with
The Best Raisins I Ever Made: Dehydrating Organic Black Grapes I’ve always enjoyed experimenting with different fruits in my food dehydrator. Whenever I find organic grapes on sale, I bring them home, wash them thoroughly, and let the dehydrator work its magic. Homemade raisins are incredibly easy to make, and
If you’ve ever stood over a giant pot of boiling water in the middle of summer, you already know canning can feel like a full-contact sport. That’s exactly why I started looking into steam canning—and honestly, I wish I had tried it sooner. Steam canning is a safe, efficient alternative
