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Calling all home canning enthusiasts… If you’re thinking about giving away homemade jams, jellies, or your famous pickles this year and are looking for some uber cute canning labels, you’ll want to check out My Own Labels. The My Own Labs website is easy to use and you can create any sort of customized canning labels, Read More >>
Do you can? I love the idea of putting my own food away. I can totally control the ingredients, and a lot of the time, I grew the ingredients in the first place. There’s something awesome about feeling self-reliant. Plus, once you invest in your canning supplies, the savings really start to add up. If Read More >>
Rhubarb Cinnamon Jam Recipe I owe Krista a big THANK YOU for sending me this wonderful recipe for Rhubarb Cinnamon Jam. I whipped up a batch this morning and it turned out delicious. We love it so much, I plan on making a few more batches of this rhubarb cinnamon jam this afternoon and then Read More >>
This morning I whipped up a batch of chipotle strawberry jam. Thanks to all those fresh berries I picked up from Mr. Produce Guy a few days ago I was able to get a jump start on canning season this year. Strawberry chipotle jam has a bit of a kick to it and I like Read More >>
How to Make Pickled Eggs Carrissa from Sarcasta-Mom sent in her recipe for Pickled Eggs and I thought I would share it with you since most of us will be swimming in eggs here pretty soon with Easter right around the corner. These look yummy! I love bringing these to parties and potlucks because Read More >>
