Homemade jelly made from the rose hips of wild roses.

“Can we make rose hip jelly?” asked my young (10) friend Alden as we walked along the beach bordered by sand dunes covered with beach roses.
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Learn how to make naturally anti-viral elderberry jelly from wild elderberries, including foraging tips, and step-by-step instruction

If you are of a certain age, your primary, and perhaps only, … Lire la suite

Recipe for a simple quince jam made with grated fresh quince, sugar, and lemon juice.

Years ago, backyard quince trees were common. People would cultivate them to harvest the fruit for cooking in… Lire la suite

Beautiful rose colored quince jelly recipe with step-by-step instructions and photographs.

Quinces are rather odd fruit. They look like a cross between an apple and a pear, and as such seem invit… Lire la suite

Pomegranate jelly recipe, made with the juice from sweet red seeds of fresh pomegranates, lemon juice, sugar, and added pectin.

When the last of the apples have fallen for the season, our pomegra… Lire la suite

New world Chocolate Bark with semi-sweet chocolate, cinnamon, chili pepper, and toasted pumpkin seeds.

Apparently peppermint bark just isn’t everyone’s favorite winter candy, and admittedly once … Lire la suite

Super easy recipe for candying kumquats, those mini citrus you can eat whole. Great as a sweet condiment for meat and cakes.

It’s raining kumquats. Literally. My friend Garrett found a fully load… Lire la suite

Addictive, delicious caramel corn! Have a craving? Caramel corn is easy to make at home! All you need is freshly popped popcorn, brown sugar, butter, molasses, and corn syrup for homemade caramel corn… Lire la suite

Crunchy Sesame Brittle, so EASY to make! With sesame seeds, sugar, and honey.

My mother and I share a secret (well maybe not so secret) indulgence. Sesame brittle. Our local health food store alm… Lire la suite

Love big, fluffy, tender cinnamon rolls? Here are four tips to help you make the best cinnamon rolls of your life.

In the Midwest where I live, we like to eat cinnamon rolls for dinner alongside … Lire la suite

If you love to bake and are constantly in the kitchen with the oven on, then we think you deserve a few tools that make all those batches of cookies, bars, and candies a little easier. Here are nine t… Lire la suite

Too many overripe bananas got you down? Bake some tasty banana bread and freeze it for later! Then, thaw and reheat it like it’s fresh from the oven whenever a banana bread craving strikes.

My hu… Lire la suite