Are you looking to add a personal touch of homemade to your festive housewarming or congratulatory drink-making kit, planning for an impressive Build-your-own cocktail bar at a shower, or hoping to offer guests at your own gathering fun ways to brighten their cocktails or mocktails? In this post, we’ll show you how to make...
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Updated November 2023 The holidays are a great time to learn how to make turkey stock. All of the large meals and gatherings usually result in many leftovers. In this post, we offer some tips on how to make the most of your turkey and holiday food prep that will help you reduce waste...
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A Classic Bloody Mary recipe combines tomato juice, hot sauce, horseradish, pickle juice, Worcestershire sauce and some spices. Although a Bloody Mary generally includes vodka, this flavorful drink can stand on its own without alcohol which makes it a perfect mocktail. This post includes a Bloody Mary Mocktail recipe along with ideas for making...
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Pressure canning venison is quite easy, saves freezer space, and produces a shelf-stable, ready-to-use product that tastes amazing. Here, we share the simple steps of how to pressure can venison. This basic recipe can also be used for canning cubes or strips of elk, beef, pork, bear, or lamb. Raw pack or Hot pack...
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Mulled wine kits are easy to make and are welcome additions to wine-themed hostess gifts over the holidays. While they’re enjoyable to pull together on your own, it would also be a fun reason to gather with some of your favorite people and build some for the season! If you’d rather have a nonalcoholic...
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In the fall apples are cheap and abundant. Making this chunky spiced applesauce is a great way to preserve some of that bounty. Thanks to Marissa McClellan for sharing this recipe with us, from her book Naturally Sweet Food in Jars. Marisa suggests sweetening this chunky spiced applesauce with a splash of apple juice...
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This small-batch recipe for pickled carrots with dill packs a great dilly crunch! Add them as a quick side-vegetable on a busy night, pack a few to snack on during the day, or chop them and throw them in a tuna, egg, or salmon salad. What is Hot Pack Preserving This method of preserving...
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We’ve got a few soup mix recipes for mason jars that would be great for gifting, or maybe your own meal planning. 🙂 The aroma of a hearty soup makes our home a little warmer, calmer, and where one wants to be. Gifting soup mixes in jars can be a simple, thoughtful, and economical...
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