I couldn’t wait for summer to use our new Harsch Gartopf Crock pot and naturally ferment something. So we turned to what we could get locally and ended up with a 6-pound bowl of carrots: If you think they look a little suspect – I did cheat with the slicing blade of the food processor. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘preserving’
Wild Fermented Carrots – in our New Fermenting Crock
Posted in Fermenting (Non-Alcoholic), tagged fermenting, lacto fermentation, local food, natural fermentation, pickled carrots, pickles without vinegar, preserving, Slow Food, wild fermentation on March 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Periodic Table of Waterbath Preserving (Our Latest Article in Edible Toronto)
Posted in Our Original Designs, tagged canning, Design, Food, food art, food posters, jam, local food, periodic table of preserving, preserving, seasonal foods, Slow Food, water bath preserving on March 28, 2011 | 50 Comments »
Today’s post was delayed for good reason – we were waiting to get the release to share the following two secrets we’ve been hoarding (one of them for months) and the approval came after I went to work. I know I’m a geek but I can’t find the words to say how excited I am [...]
Ideas for Organizing Larger Group Preserving
Posted in General, Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting, tagged cooking, preserving, Slow Food on March 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
It’s nice to have two consecutive posts inspired by discussions on the WellPreserved Facebook group. There’s been a lot of great back and forth there lately – discussions on which preservers people made too much of, not enough of or plan to make this year. There’s also been a lot of sharing about pressure canning, [...]
Why Should I buy a Pressure Canner?
Posted in Preserving Specific Tools and Supplies, tagged canning, Food, preserving, pressure canning, Slow Food on March 24, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Maybe you shouldn’t. Then again, maybe you should. Yes, I am a Gemini – a very tired, punchy one at that. I’ll try to keep this post intelligible and somewhat comprehensible. We’ve been having a lot more conversations on Twitter and through our Facebook group lately. Part of that is due to a 2-week business [...]
Pimp that Preserve ~ 1 day left to vote!
Posted in Contests and Awards (We`ve Hosted), tagged christmas, cubits organics, eatlocallondon, gifts, giftwrap, hanukkah, harvest kitchen sisters, holidays, jamming, pimp my preserve, pimp that preserve, preserving, throwdown, uncanny on December 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Okay, it’s turning into quite the throwdown for our Pimp that Preserve contest! Uncanny’s #7 is in the lead but only by a slim margin over our latecomer Kelley from EatLocalLondon! Pretty much neck and neck for 3rd place so far is #6 the Harvest Kitchen Sister’s and #10 Laura from Cubitts Organics. but nibbling [...]
Pimp that Preserve…contest!
Posted in Pimp That Preserve, tagged christmas, DIY, gifts, hanukkah, holiday, homemade gifts, Pickling, pimp that preserve, preserve gifts, preserves, preserving, wellpreservedpimpsthatpreserve on December 9, 2010 | 19 Comments »
***I’m working on a post to announce the winner…but if you want a preview…head on over to our Facebook page! (it’s in the photos)*** We received so many great ideas for Pimpin’ Preserves, I think a lot of people are going to be happy to get some stylish looking edible gifts this Holiday season…so without [...]
Jelly, Jam and Gelatin (Flickr group)
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged canning, jarring, preserving on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Flickr is a site that many are familiar with. For those who are not, it is a website that allows people to share their photos with others. If you click on any of the images on the right-had side of this screen (in the section labelled OUR PHOTOS), you will be transported to the photos [...]
Come and Jam with Us… Challenge Reminder and offer for Torontonians
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged can jam, how to make jam, jam, jam swap, jarring, make your own jam, making jam, Pickles, Pickling, preserving, slow food toronto, toronto preserving on December 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
We rarely post on the same subject twice – there’s always room for exceptions and this is well worth some extra attention. For those of you familiar with the preserving challenge she is hosting there are a few offers that are new and may help motivate you to join in the fun. There are more [...]
The fruits of our labour
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged 100 mile diet toronto, canning, how to amke your own jam, mase jars, preserves, preserving, Slow Food on July 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
5 batches of preserves – just over 10 liters of goodies for the winter are ready and waiting for the winter ahead – what a weekend! There are 58 bottles in all – sweet cherries, golden raspberry jam, multi-currant jelly, red raspberry jam and gooseberry jam. None have added pectin and all are from Ontario. [...]
It’s not too late…
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged canning, jam, jarring, make your own jam, make your own preserves, preserves, preserving on July 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s mid July and the cool of summer has been extending growing seasons. Today’s post is a short reminder – our version of a public service announcement. 90 Minutes of work today can bring you fresh flavour beyond compare come winter. 90 minutes can make the difference between a chemical-filled, poor tasting, imported, gellatenous composite [...]
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