How to Can Mom’s Dill Pickles + Video
I am excited to show you How to Can Mom’s Dill Pickles with my amazing Mother! The recipe my mother uses is one where she combined my German grandmother’s recipe, and my Ukrainian grandmother’s recipe, and she came out with her own recipe which, in my opinion is the best of two worlds. Our family is wild about mom’s dill pickles. When I was away at university, mom and dad used to stock up my pantry, always...
How to Can Dill Pickles: National Pickle Day
National Pickle Day has arrived, and when was the last time you made pickles at home? If you’ve never tried making pickles, you can do it too. You will be so much more satisfied knowing what went into the jars, and will be much happier about the flavors. As well, preparing pickles yourself gives such a sense of accomplishment, and beefs up your Winter season cooking repertoire. Pickling renders a tangy result with flavors...
How to Make Quick Watermelon Rind Pickles
So, as I keep eating watermelon, I keep on thinking about stories my mom has of my grandparents making watermelon rind pickles. Although I’ve never made them myself, nor eaten them, I want to try them. I asked my mother how she liked them when her parents made them and she said she never really liked them because they were too vinegar-y and that’s why she has never made them at home. Doing a little pondering, this is the...
A New Member for Fermenters Anonymous
Once you decide to go ahead & try creating your own fermented treats at home, you may need Fermenters Anonymous! Someone should start Fermenters Anonymous, simply for avid lovers of fabulous home ferments to share their ideas, successes & failures. Trial & error – that’s how fermenters perfect their visionary projects. What Have We Been Fermenting? Wine: We often make our own homemade wine. This year, we went...
Our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years
We are sharing with you our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years! Yup! Can you believe we have been on YouTube for 10 years?! How the time flies. Starting from a crappy webcam that filmed in shades of yellow, filming with an old camera phone, and then on to better clarity with newer cameras, our shows have evolved, to say the least. The way people cook & food philosophies have changed a great deal over the past decade, n many...
Our Top 25 Cooking Shows of 2018
Here is a list of our Top 25 Cooking Shows of 2018 – basically, what you all made the most popular! 2018 was a great year, not just in life, but in the world of food too. We were blessed with a baby girl, in May of this past year, and she is a miracle. Plus, we enjoyed many a feast too! Tip: Click on the title of each recipe to go to the blog post with the video, and often including a recipe. Top 25 Cooking Shows of 2018: 1. How...
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Gluten-Free Tiger Nuts Crackers + Video
Did you know it’s possible to bake Melt-In-Your-Mouth Gluten-Free Tiger Nuts Crackers at home? They are easy to make, only require a few ingredients & are certainly worth the effort with a melt-in-your-mouth texture you’ll crave! Perfect for entertaining guests, a simple snack for a Friday night at home, or impressing your sweetie on Valentine’s Day! Melt-In-Your-Mouth Gluten-Free Tiger Nuts Crackers: For this...
February Food Holidays & Events
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Web Chef Review: Ontario Hot Cherry Peppers at Harvest Barn Country Markets
I got these beautiful, bright red, Ontario Hot Cherry Peppers at Harvest Barn Country Market in Niagara-on-the-Lake. This basket of hot, cute, little peppers are very fresh and shiny, making them perfect for canning. These cherry peppers have also been referred to as hot pimento peppers. There is also a sweet variety of pimento peppers. Find out about this product on this webisode of What I Say About Food: My parents used to can hot...
Web Chef Review: Ontario Freestone Peaches at Harvest Barn Country Markets
There is something about Ontario Freestone Peaches that really captivates me, and they are in season at Harvest Barn Country Markets! Whether they are eaten fresh, grilled, in jam, pies, pickled, I find them to be exceptionally delicious and appealing. These freestone peaches from Harvest Barn Country Markets are beautifully golden and pink, the flesh is sweet and juicy and the taste is wonderfully delicious. Freestone peaches are...
Web Chef Review: Ontario Horseradish at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Ontario Horseradish is in at Harvest Barn Country Markets – whether you’re cooking with it or canning, it’s in season! This horseradish looks so fresh and is in very good condition. We often use fresh horseradish when we are pickling cucumbers and it can be grated fresh and preserved in place of purchasing prepared horseradish. We have planted horseradish in our garden as well, but it is much easier to just get it...
Web Chef Review: Ontario Dill at Harvest Barn Country Markets
You can now pick up bundles of beautiful, green Ontario Dill at Harvest Barn Country Markets. Have a look at this healthy specimen of dill, with the crowns on the stems, ready to be used in my Savoy Cabbage Roll recipe, in my Borscht, Chicken Soups and currently in my recipe for Dill Pickles. Can you believe how gorgeous this dill is and since it is still on the stem, it will last several weeks as long as it has water. Not only is...
Web Chef Review: Ontario Cucumbers at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Ontario Cucumbers are in season at Harvest Barn Country Markets! Whether you are looking for cucumbers for salads or just as they are – sliced, salted and peppered, or for pickling, you are sure to find just what you want at Harvest Barn Country Markets. You can be satisfied that you will find them to be clean, fresh, bright green, crisp, ripe to perfection and outstandingly delicious. Not only that, they have the option of #3...
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