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This salsa using garden fresh tomatoes, peppers and beautiful spices has incredible flavour. It was the summer of bumper crops in the Nutmeg Disrupted gardens. By gardens, I mean flower beds and numerous containers. The “garden garden” was covered with grass a few years back because of time constraints with work and travel. My First…
These Yum Yum Pickles are an easy to make first time recipe, perfect if you are new to pickling. The prep is minimal, and the results are fantastic. Old School Classic Recipe This is a very old recipe of my very favorite pickle ever. So sweet and savoury, I fell in love with these as…
Homemade applewood smoked bacon is easy to make with simple ingredients and techniques. You have to wonder who thought it was a good idea to take a chunk of pork belly, rub it with sugar, salt and spices and, after allowing it to rest for a few days decided it needed a nice layer of…
This Smoked Maple Canned Salmon preserves this incredible catch to enjoy for many months. Preserving Your Catch It has been a summer of food, gardening, renos and photography. Fresh fish from Pacific Ocean, live lobster and scallops flown in from Eastern Canada, herbs, berries and veggies from the garden, a few cool updates to my…
This Strawberry Chipotle Jam features beautiful, sweet berries with smoky peppers for an incredible sweet and savoury jam. I love making jams and jellies and am continually trying different flavor combinations. Leaning towards the sweet hot combination and have a long list of hot pepper jellies I make. I have been making this jam for…