If you’ve got cucumbers and a few pantry basics, you’re just one day away from crisp, tangy homemade pickles! No canning, boiling, or fancy gear required. These easy refrigerator dill pickles are packed with flavor and perfect for snacking, sandwiches, or summer BBQs. Once you try them, store-bought won’t cut it. They stay crisp, crunchy,…
These easy refrigerator bread and butter pickles are crisp, tangy, and incredibly easy to make. No special equipment or canning skills needed; slice, soak, and chill is all you have to do. Don’t you love sweet bread and butter pickles? Now you can make them so easily because you don’t have to have to can…
Lilac sugar is an easy way to capture the scent and sweetness of spring. This simple treat turns fresh lilac blooms into something you can enjoy long after the flowers are gone. Make this simple sugar, and you can use it to bring a little seasonal charm to everyday recipes. This sugar is lightly floral…
This post contains an affiliate link, as Amazon influencers we earn from you shopping through the link. This is the perfect batch of Strawberry Jalapeño Jam. It makes just enough to enjoy and share without crowding your pantry. It’s low sugar thanks to Pomona’s Pectin, so the flavor of the berries and jalapeños actually comes…
Spring and early summer are the best times to make fresh Dandelion Syrup. The flowers are fully open, easy to spot, and almost always plentiful. Dandelions grow just about everywhere, and instead of being mad at them for growing wild, why not turn them into something useful and tasty? This syrup has a light floral…
This small-batch strawberry jam skips the pectin, which means it uses less sugar and lets the flavor of the berries shine. It’s simple to make, perfect for spring and early summer, and just the right size for a couple of weeks in the fridge. No added pectin means fewer ingredients and a softer set, but…
If you LOVE Quick Pickled Beets you’re not alone! slightly sweet and slightly sour they’re perfectly balanced with a hint of clove. They’re an old fashioned family favorite made quick and easy, and we can’t get enough of them! What happens when we run out? We add peeled hardboiled eggs and make Easy Pickled Eggs!…
When looking for something to do with beets, think of quick pickling them. This recipe makes the best quick pickled beets I’ve ever made or eaten. They taste like old-fashioned pickled beets, but they take less work. Why make quick pickles? They’re fast, easy, and don’t require canning or lid checking. And you can make…
Learn the basics of quick pickling and walk through the steps of quick pickling your favorite fruits and vegetables. You won’t believe how easy quick pickles are and how many ways you can enjoy them! Traditional Pickling vs. Quick Pickling Traditional pickling and quick pickling are two methods of preserving food using vinegar, salt, and…
Before we begin, it’s important to know that this is a fun project resulting in a small jar of Birch Syrup. This is not meant to be anything more than fun, with or without kids. We’re turning Birch Sap into delicious Birch Syrup on a very small scale. If you’re ready to make something from…
