Strawberry Chipotle Jam

fresh strawberries

The Strawberry Chipotle Jam features sweet berries paired with smoky chipotle peppers for a spectacular sweet savoury jam. Spice It Up If you have never experienced a jam or jelly with a spicy kick, it is something you definitely need to try. Many different peppers can be used when making spicy jams and jellies. The…

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Canned Stewed Rhubarb

rhubarb plants

This canned stewed rhubarb is sure to become a pantry staple. Rhubarb has become one of my favorite flavours to experiment with. I look forward to the first harvest of the season with this Rhubarb Crisp as the premier dish to kick off the harvest! Growing Rhubarb My rhubarb supply has grown substantially over the…

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Dandelion Jelly

dandelion

This Dandelion Jelly features the subtle flavour of the flower with this incredible jewel coloured jelly. First flowers of the season My 3-acre yard is a carpet of yellow in the spring which I have come to love. With numerous beehives across the road, I have come to appreciate the first flowers of the season.…

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Grape Jelly

Valiant Grapes

This Grape Jelly is easy to make and celebrates the best of the season. I was lucky enough to work alongside and make a new friend this past year who had an incredible harvest of grapes from his zone 3b garden. Successfully growing grapes in a colder growing area is possible when you have a…

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Pickled Beans

These Pickled Beans is a fantastic recipe that you make by the jar and perfect if you are just wanting a small batch. A few weeks back I received a few crates of gorgeous green beans at work. The first of many shipments in the coming year. During my coffee break, of which I am the…

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