My journey of cooking, gardening, preserving and more
Who loves hot salsa? I love hot salsa! I’ve canned Ghost Chili Pepper Salsa and Trinidad Scorpion Pepper Salsa and now I want to share my Scotch Bonnet Salsa canning recipe. These are all a riff on my popular Chunky Tomato Salsa Canning Recipe because …
Hot cherry peppers are among my favorite peppers. Every couple of years I grow at least 6 plants in my garden; we enjoy them grilled, I can a big batch of my pickled hot cherry peppers, and I make at least one jar of this …
These easy, crispy fermented dill pickles are easy to make in small batches in a quart jar and they’re ready in just a matter of days.
In the last few years, shishito peppers have easily become one of my favorite peppers to grow in my garden. They are compact pepper plants as far as pepper plants go but despite their small garden footprint, they are very prolific. I typically grow 2-3 …
This easy sauce made with fresh scallions is delicious on shrimp, steak, fish, scallops, lamb, pork…the possibilities are endless.
What to make with a ton of hot peppers? Hot sauce, of course! This one gets its kick from black Hungarian peppers & orange jalapenos. Delicious!
Fresh fennel is easily preserved with this quick pickling recipe. Try it sprinkled over grilled fish, roast beef, or simply tossed in a salad.