Tag Archives: Canning

Blood Orange Marmalade Recipe

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

The wonderful scent of simmering marmalade filled the kitchen on this bitterly cold winter day, for here in Canada, the citrus season comes in during our bleak winter months. The color on these oranges as i cut into them was … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning, Food in jars, frugal | Tagged Blood Orange, Blood Orange Marmalade, Can what you eat, Canning, Canning Pantry, Deep Pantry, Do it yourself, food, Frugal, jam, make your own, marmalade, orange, recipe, recipes, save money, Shelf stable, Waterbath canning | Leave a comment

Foraging in February Garden Zone 5a

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

With Winter having a very firm grip on us with loads of fresh snow, there is not a lot of forage available right now, in the “hunger months” A single serving of raw High Bush Cranberries (100 grams) contains 25 … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Forage, local food | Tagged 100 mile diet, Canadian, Canning, cranberry-sauce, Eat what you grow, food, Forage, Fruit syrup, Garden Zone 5, High Bush Cranberries, HIgh bush Cranberry BBQ, High bush Cranberry Tea, Lean times, local food, Native fruit, Putting up, recipe, recipes, Wild Fruit, Winter Forage, Winter harvests, Winter Lean | Leave a comment

Cara Cara Orange Marmalade Recipe

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

Last Week Dear hubby sent me a message that at the store in the city where i normally get my Seville oranges for marmalade didn’t have any.. However they had my Blood Oranges and they had wonderful looking and Cara Cara … Continue reading →

Posted in Canning | Tagged Canning, Canning Pantry, Cara Cara Marmalade, Do it yourself, Farmgal, food, Frugal, homestead, marmalade, Preserving, recipe, recipes, Rising Costs, Self Gel, Shop the sales, Trade War, Water Bath Canning | 1 Comment

Frugal Feb 2025

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

For so many years, I have done a no buy feb, but we faithfully did a no buy Nov and i am honestly not in the mood for it this Feb. We have a few things planned for the month … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged beef, Beef bones, Beef Ribs, bone broth, Canned Fruit, Canning, dinner, dried nettle, Eat what you grow, Farm Life, food, Frugal Feb, Frugal living, Fruit muffins, Garden like you mean it, Muffins, nettle, recipe, recipes, Roasting Bones, Tariffs | 2 Comments

Yellow Split Pea Soup Recipe

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Today is a perfect fall day to cook off a pot of Canadian Style Yellow Split Pea Soup I plan on enjoying it fresh made and canning up of the leftover soup into pint jars. In the oven slow roasting … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Soups and Stews | Tagged Canning, dinner, Eat what you grow, Fall harvest, food, ham, Health, pork hocks, recipe, recipes, slow cooking, soup, split pea soup, yellow split pea | 4 Comments

The Trench of Shame

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

O what a waste! If you have been following my blog for a good while you know that i can a lot! and that i love to try new recipes. You know that one good garden years i can and … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, Food Storage | Tagged Canning, Clearing the old canning, Compost pits, Compost trench, cooking, food, Keep the jars, Purging the pantry, recipe, recipes, Waste, When things do not go according to plan | 4 Comments

The final Garden Harvest in 2023

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

The weather this year as been very odd indeed, but I am beyond grateful that we did the huge second fall plantings. It was a strange garden year for us, the second year of gardening in the new big enclosed … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Climate Change, Food Forest, Food in jars, Fruit Trees, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Garden harvest, gardening, homestead | Tagged beans, beets, breaking new garden soil, building a new garden, Canning, dried beans, Farm Life, Food Forest, Garden, Gardening, gardening-tips, Greens, growing your own seed for the next year, Homesteading, late garden harevests, native bees, sandy soil, vegetables, Veggies | 4 Comments

Food Crisis is very real!

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

This past week I have been reading and listening to so many reports and interviews in regards to the cost and or availability of food and its effects on the day to day life of our fellow Canadian’s and Globally. … Continue reading →

Posted in dry pantry, Food Storage | Tagged Budget plannings, Canning, Fall planning, Farm Fresh Eggs, farm fresh veggies, Food Bank use, Food costs, Food price increases, Freezers, Garden, Inflation, Pantry, Winter Pantry, Winter Prep, Working within your budget | 1 Comment

Steak with Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

I have given a lot of thought to how I wanted to share in a casual way on No Buy Feb and March Pantry Challenge. I want to give myself loads of flexibility and yet at the same time have … Continue reading →

Posted in Food in jars, Food Storage, local food | Tagged Canning, Eating for health, Farmgal, Frugal eating, Homesteading, Local garlic, Local Grass Fed Beef, Pasta sauce, Spaghetti Squash, Steak with side of Spaghetti Squash pasta, using up leftover | Leave a comment

Victorio Food Strainer Sauce Maker Review

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

My Sauce Maker has been getting a good work out, Apple sauce, Tomato sauce, Salsa, and yesterday Silky Smooth Peach Butter.. As I was working my way though turning two bushels of peaches into sauce that by ends day was … Continue reading →