canning
More Stock – You can never have too much stock
Homemade beef stock is great to make; it fills your kitchen with delicious fragrance while it’s simmering and then fills your pantry. My beef bones came with the ½ beef I bought last spring. The bones were a combination of…
CLASSES: Planning ahead for Home Provisioning
When it’s winter chill outside, it is a good time to plan ahead for those food preservation classes you want to have under your belt: Pressure Canning Chicken, and Dry Beans for those shelf-stable protein-based foods you want to add…
My 2026 Home Provisioning Classes are scheduled
Start the New Year right with learning a kitchen skill you’ve always wanted to know. Have fun choosing where to start here in my kitchen at Indigo House. Much to my delight, I am already getting signups, so please click…
Hangin’ In There – Early Summer 2025
My most fun cooking projects this spring have been 1 – dehydrating pineapple; so tender and sweet – like pineapple-flavored raisons! And 2 – deciding to finally tackle the challenge of cooking a true Virginia country ham. I bought the…
Yes, It’s Been Quite A While . . .
As you are well aware nothing about the past many months has been smooth and calm, or even normal. I too have been caught up in emotional reactions to national politics, to global concerns and simply just getting by day…
I finally have those Dinner and Class dates scheduled!
Has this winter seemed endless to you? It sure has to me. So I plead that winter kept me from tackling those dates. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! As I sorted through pictures I thought you might…
