Preservation Tips and Advice

Pepare and freeze fresh chillies so there is no waste. No blanching required.

This article is about the the easiest way to make sweet, crunchy pickles, featuring a secret shortcut. Includes recipe, complete instructions, and lots of photos. You will love these pickles.

Learn how to dehydrate foods and save money. Dehydrating foods takes none of the nutrients out and helps you use food at their prime.

This is a very easy but tasty recipe for pickling fresh jalapeños. They are so succulent that you will be putting them on everything you can—from sandwiches and homemade burgers to salads.

Strawberries are one of the easier things to culture, and they make a tangy and delicious probiotic condiment.

Green peas are nutrient-dense. They are very delicious. This veggie is seasonal. Hence, buy them when they are abundant and preserve for the future. Here's an easy way to preserve them at home.

The best recipe to go with your Battenberg or on toast.

These great tasting pickles can be eaten in only 3 days.

Pecans (and almost any food) can be preserved in Mason jars. This method frees up your freezer space, and there is no freezer burn.

A guide to making your own homemade jam with step by step instructions, photos and video.

Are you wondering what to do with your bounty of beautiful chilies? Why not freeze them so that they are be available to use whenever you want to add a bit of spice to your life.

Preserved vegetables are the "magic" ingredient in home-style Chinese cooking. The preserved sweet salty radish called "choi poh" in Cantonese is a universal favourite. It's very easy to make. Enjoy!

Fish can be preserved in several ways including drying, salting, and freezing. These methods go back thousands of years are effective ways to store bumper harvests for times of scarcity.

Freezing tomatoes for later use was easier than I thought it would be. Let me show you how.

Green chilies are a great to boost your immune system. They are loaded with vitamin C and beta-carotene. These bite-sized condiments are very tempting. It spices up any meal. Try this easy recipe!