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Paige Bayer
Silicon Valley
Mom of 2, Wife of 1, Eco-livin, Slow Food lovin, Gardening Fool.
Interests: gardening, cooking, writing, making crafts with my kids, hanging with the girls, getting dolled up and going out on the town with my husband.
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You owe me a cranberry curd recipe!
Canned Lemon Curd
My love affair with lemon curd started when my mom used to take me to Lisa's Tea Treasures, where we would eat little tea sandwiches with cucumber and cream cheese, sip tea, and eat little biscuits slathered with tart, sweet lemon curd. There's something about the taste that is meant to be savor...
I totally understand that, Rachel. Safety is very important. This recipe is actually from the FDA's canning approved recipe site. I've made several batches of it the last two years and I feel pretty good about it. But I know the egg thing weirds me out.
Canned Lemon Curd
My love affair with lemon curd started when my mom used to take me to Lisa's Tea Treasures, where we would eat little tea sandwiches with cucumber and cream cheese, sip tea, and eat little biscuits slathered with tart, sweet lemon curd. There's something about the taste that is meant to be savor...
Yea! Did you make it? Now that the weather is finally nice over here, we're really loving it at night. My husband and I like to sit outside with a glass of wine and chat after we put the kids to bed, and this little lamp is the perfect mood lighting.
Ball Jar Chandelier - Canned Craft
It's canned craft time! Aren't you just shaking in your boots? ME TOO! It's like spring cleaning. The the time where I look around at all of the stuff overtaking my world, and ask myself, "Self, what can you do with this stuff to make it more interesting, and less cluttery?" The answer? Ball J...
Hi Kristin! I hope you end up liking the pie filling! It is quite good, but....yes...runny. You could add a bit of cornstarch to it when you use it, to thicken it up. Or if you made the recipe again, you could use Clear Jel, which is a canning-safe cornstarch. Besides using as a pie filling, you can put it on top of some yogurt and add some granola for crunch. YUM. Or you can top ice cream or cheesecake with it. SWOON! Or add it into cream of wheat or oatmeal!
Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling
You know you want it....doesn't it just sound like the best thing in the world? Canning a pie filling. Anytime you want a pie, you just make a crust (or, ahem, bring one of the frozen ones out of the freezer...), throw in the pie filling, and VOILA! Pie. I was super excited about the Tigres...
I confirmed with Mabervev over email but thought I would respond here for any others who are wondering. The pickld radish rcipe I have here is definitly a refrigerator pickle. It's not canned, and it's not meant to be stored simply in your basement, or the like. It should last 3-4 weeks (easy) in the fridge, though.
And now...a Fair Trade Giveaway!
If you haven't already read my post about the greatness that is World Fair Trade Day, please do that! If you're in the bay area, Fair Trade USA and Stag Dining Group invite you to join us for Wake Up the World Brunchon Saturday, May 14th at 10am in San Francisco. Chefs Jordan Grosser and Ted Fle...
Five Fabulous Bloggers and Why I Appreciate Them
Thanks to Trop50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 Fabulous Wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to celebrate a friend with a refreshing attitude about looking and feeling fabulous! Though all very different, the 5 bloggers I highlight below all have one thing in common: they are genuinely who they are. And that is what makes them, and their blogs, special to me. Shauna of Gluten Free Girl I've known of Shauna for quite some time. I loved watching her on the BlogHer Food videos from 2010. She... Continue reading
Posted May 31, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Bay Area Food: Family Fun at Local Farms
Posted May 19, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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I just drew the name and the winner is....NUMBER 9! That's Eunice C. Eunice - I will be in touch. Congrats!
And now...a Fair Trade Giveaway!
If you haven't already read my post about the greatness that is World Fair Trade Day, please do that! If you're in the bay area, Fair Trade USA and Stag Dining Group invite you to join us for Wake Up the World Brunchon Saturday, May 14th at 10am in San Francisco. Chefs Jordan Grosser and Ted Fle...
And now...a Fair Trade Giveaway!
Posted May 11, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Fair Trade: Wake up the World
Posted May 11, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Ball Jar Chandelier - Canned Craft
Posted May 3, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Thanks, Gudrun. I look forward (wait! I don't!) to your call post-disaster. =)
P.S. will arrange chicken viewing soon!
Wrapping up the Bakesale for Japan
I can hardly believe it's been nearly four weeks since the San Jose Bakesale for Japan. It took me a while to recuperate, but I think I'm finally there. So...it felt like we needed a little wrap-up to share all of our wonderful accomplishments and to once again remember that there are still a ...
Thanks, Lenelle. I will check out your blog right now! I sure do love me a good homestead! ;)
Canned Loquat Butter
I just met you, loquat, and yet...I....I...I... I LOVE YOU! Is it too soon to say? Maybe it is, considering you only stay ripe and juicy for a month, maybe a little longer. We've just met, our season together will be a short one, but let's savor the sweetness while we can. Wait! Did someone say...
Canned Loquat Butter
Posted Apr 28, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Wrapping up the Bakesale for Japan
Posted Apr 27, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Mrs Kezner - LOVE that idea on the cleaning solution! I do use my lemons for cleaning, but never thought of reusing those peels. You're a genius! I love putting every last bit to use.
Nina - totally OK to freeze in bags but if you're going to do that, you would save space to just freeze lemon juice in 1 cup quantities. Then, when ready to use make a simple syrup on the stove (1 cup water/1 cup sugar). Add the lemon juice and 4 cups of water. I do that all the time, but I need to can it because I have way too much for the freezer!
Canned Lemonade Concentrate
Lemon season is coming to a close in these parts of the woods (hahha - I love saying that because I live in Silicon Valley). My husband went on a lemon picking bender one weekend, and I came home to over a dozen grocery bags filled with yellow yummy goodness. All picked. At the same exact time...
Canned Lemonade Concentrate
Posted Apr 21, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Green Eggs and Ham
Posted Apr 19, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Who's Supporting the San Jose Bakesale for Japan?
Posted Mar 28, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Cornbread Muffin Mix Recipe
Posted Mar 23, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Bakesale for Japan - The San Jose Event
Posted Mar 22, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Honey Lemon Lavender Jelly
Posted Mar 16, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Look What I Found! A Cow Creamer
Posted Mar 14, 2011 at Canning with Kids
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Hahah! I hear you on the canning police! Really, the only reason the canned lemon juice is because of the consistency of the pH. If you test your fresh lemon juice for the pH prior, and it is under 3, you're good. I think fresh is far superior as well (and seriously, I have a glut of lemons, I am not going to buy some commercial lemon juice!!!)
Canned Lemon Curd
My love affair with lemon curd started when my mom used to take me to Lisa's Tea Treasures, where we would eat little tea sandwiches with cucumber and cream cheese, sip tea, and eat little biscuits slathered with tart, sweet lemon curd. There's something about the taste that is meant to be savor...
Llark5 - you are totally right about the aftertaste. This was my first time trying to can my mandarins. I realized very quickly that I would need to deal with the pulp. I've found a few websites that address cutting the pith off but man, what an undertaking. I will have to think about this more for next season. =(
Canned Mandarin Oranges
If you read my blog occasionally, you might know that I have a lot of fruit trees. Some are graphed fruit trees, some are dwarfs, some are relatively young, and others are old and established. Here is my lemon/tangerine tree: It's a graph of two types of lemons (I am pretty sure one is Eure...
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