Garden planning tips to help non-gardeners. This concept may be a foreign term to you. Are you a non- gardener? Is your idea of gardening throwing some radish and lettuce seeds on top of some dirt? I will confess that I consider myself a non-gardener. You might be thinking, but, you have a farm and grow vegetables and herbs every year. I want to be a gardener, really, I do. But, the truth is I am haphazard at it at best. Garden planning eludes me year after year, I read about … [Read more...]
How to Pressure Can Root Vegetables
When you want to pressure can root vegetables for your food storage, it may seem like a big task. Pressure canning isn't any harder than hot water bath canning and has many benefits. Only high acid fruits and pickles should be canned in a hot water bath canner. The low acid root vegetable require the pressure canner preservation method for safe long term storage of food. Always use a pressure canning when canning recipes for complete meals, if any of the ingredients are low acid or meat or … [Read more...]
Most Amazing Carrot Cake
A Recipe for Comfort Food and Old Fashioned Goodness in Carrot Cake What happens when you take fresh carrots, homemade applesauce, and the ingredients most often associated with cake, and mix them together? After baking, you have the moist, rich, delicious dessert we call Carrot Cake. This recipe is an old fashioned cake recipe, using lots of fresh ingredients. There is no skimping on goodness with this carrot cake! Don't be alarmed at the amount of goodness! After all, it's dessert with … [Read more...]
