The Canning Chronicles
This is my recipe pantry of preserved goodness — hearty meals‑in‑a‑jar, small‑batch staples, and shelf‑ready comforts designed to make dinner (and life) effortless and delicious all year long
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Canuary is Coming… Are you Ready?
I cannot believe we are only days away from the kickoff of Canuary… the marathon month of canning! A Little History Canning is a technique that has been around since 1809 when a French confectioner named Nicholas Appert discovered that… Continue reading
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Canuary Junction Presents: Drunken Pork Stew
Hey friends and welcome to the premiere of and launch of my Canuary Junction series. If you are not familiar with what that is allow me to explain: #CanuaryJunction is a series exclusive to my YouTube channel where I will… Continue reading
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The Canuary Chronicles Presents: Company Potatoes in a Jar
When I think of winter foods I think of roasts, sheet pan meals and casseroles made with the wonderful root vegetables the fall harvest provided. One of my family’s favorite casseroles to enjoy during the winter is one called Company… Continue reading
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The Canuary Chronicles Continue: Kitchen Shenanigans with Corned Beef
I don’t know about you but I myself positively love a corned beef meal with meat and potatoes, carrots and cabbage. I look forward to St. Patrick’s Day and the tradition of wearing something green and cooking up what my… Continue reading
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Canuary: Breathing New Life into a Vintage Dish
I am in full Canuary mode in my house and it’s going great. I love adding the unexpected flavor profiles that you just wouldn’t expect to come out of a jar to my pantry shelves. Over the years I have… Continue reading
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Canuary 2023 Continues: Asian Chicken Thighs
As I progress through the month of Canuary, January to all you non-canners, I challenge myself to use recipes that have an explosive flavor profile that you wouldn’t necessarily think would come from the contents of that pretty glass jar… Continue reading
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Kicking Off Canuary 2023
The Canning Chronicles continue with an easy but flavorful pantry staple with a twist: Peppered Bacon Green Beans. I now, right?! They remind me of my childhood and the various things I specifically remember my Gramma making. This is one… Continue reading
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The Canning Chronicles Continue: Canning my Homemade Chicken Stock
Homemade chicken stock is an absolute staple in my pantry. Stock of any variety is for that matter. It has so many uses in a variety of different ways, in various recipes creating flavor profiles only a scratch made stock… Continue reading
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The Canning Chronicles: Canning Honey/Balsamic Brussel Sprouts
Growing up you couldn’t get me to eat any vegetables with the exception of corn on the cob, and I enjoyed a good salad… and by good salad I mean lettuce and cucumbers, peeled with no skin on them and… Continue reading
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The Canning Chronicles: Canning Creamy Chicken Pot Pie
Ladies and gentlemen, my canning season has commenced. I look forward to this time of year probably as much as a child looks forward to Christmas morning. I wish I had the time throughout the year to can, but I’m… Continue reading
