Q and A: seal on a woodstove, planting peppers, and canning cheese
Seal on woodstove
We have a woodstove in our small cabin which is 700 sq. ft. Each year the seal on the inside of the door of the wood burner comes off and causes my...
Beautiful, warm fall day
I just took a cruise around the gardens and really enjoyed the fragrance of fall leaves. The maples are turning color and other trees and plants are starting to show some fall colors. It's...
Q and A: freezing zucchini and orphaned chicks
Freezing zucchini
How do you prepare fresh zucchini for freezing to use later to make zucchini bread? Is it necessary to blanch before freezing? Thank you and all the people who work there to get...
Holy cow, winter came with a bang again this year
Winter actually came about three weeks earlier than usual this year! (Yeah, sure, we were ready … Uh huh.) Where our "normal" high temperature is 50° F, we've been very lucky to see 30,...
Q and A: canning with Splenda, slurry on the garden, and priorities for new...
Canning with Splenda
I've been a canner for my whole life and now must think about sugar intake. Have you had any experience with canning with Splenda? I found a nice BBQ sauce recipe with...