Since I slacked a bit at the end of last year with blog updates, I thought it would be best to review the 2024 growing season as a whole. Overall, it was a great growing season, especially with the cost of food being what it is. The fresh veggies are always great to have and…
Category: Jam
Gran’s Earl Grey Rhubarb Topper
This ode to Gran celebrates the memories of rhubarb and tea. The recipe calls for chopped rhubarb, sugar, strong brewed Earl Grey tea, lemon, salt, and liquid pectin. After boiling the mixture and achieving the desired consistency, it can be used as topping for various dishes.
Rhubarb Jelly
Delicate and Flavorful Rhubarb Jelly for Toast and Pairing Ideas
Messy & Bright – Christmas Jam Two Ways
I know! It is way to early to be chatting Christmas, but these are some delicious jams that you need to make while the berries are fresh, and then give away for Christmas. So I am going to sprinkle your feed with a little (EARLY) holiday cheer. First the presents…I mean recipes, then the chit…
August Comparisons
Well this year has been interesting learning what works in the new beds and where we are going to change things next year. This month has made some of those changes abundantly clear in regard to where we have crowded too much and other areas that are wasted space. We are jotting down notes and…
Apocalypse Now – Late Summer Musings
Well we are into late summer now. The plants are producing at their maximum capacities, with an abundance of fruit and vegetables being picked and processed. Another month and the plants will start to fade and cease providing the delicious offerings it has given us all summer. A few plants will continue to slowly grow…
Soil, Cover, Plant, Repeat.
We are now going on 2 weeks straight of getting the gardens prepared and planted with all of our delicious garden goodies. Opening up the other half of the yard to garden beds, has certainly doubled the work, but I like this better than building rock walls. Plus, the more area to grow, the more…
The Remake – Strawberry Jam
Strawberry jam has been on of my go-to canning recipes that I make either once a year or sometimes every other year depending on how many other jams I have made. Well, it is that time again, where I need to make another batch. This one is slightly different, since I decided to mix the…
Apricotageddon Jam
As previously noted we got inundated with apricots from our neighbours tree, so it was only natural to make a bunch of jam! Here is the delicious recipe followed by some chit chat (if you are interested). INGREDIENTS *Makes about 8 half-pints. 8 cups of diced apricots 1/4 cup lemon juice 5 cups sugar 1…
Apricotageddon
Last year in February (2020), when we were gung-ho to get out in the yard as winter was slowly disappearing, I wrote about trimming some trees that our neighbours have, which overhang the fence and our yard. In that “Boundaries” post, I noted that the trimming was partly to keep the fruit from our yard,…
JK Building The Dream 