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10/29/2026

Homemade Apple C***r 🍎 Probably the easiest and most delicious drink you’ll make this fall 🍂

STOVETOP RECIPE:
Pick or puchase at least three different varieties of apples to create a more flavourful and unique c***r. If you don’t get 3, that’s totally fine! I used what I had up in my fridge. P.S. don’t forget to shop the clearance racks at the grocery store. Apples are usually on them!

Wash and cut your apples and put them in a pot on the stove. Add just enough water to cover the apples.

Put your stove on medium low heat. You DO NOT want this to boil. Let it cook down. Yes the apples will eventually be mush.

Next strain it though some cheesecloth. Don’t toss those apples out because you can use it to make apple butter later! So if you don’t wanna deal with it now, toss it in a ziplock bag, label it and put it in your freezer for now.

Add your apple c***r back on the stove on low and let it simmer. The trick to good c***r is gentle heat. Add in herbs and spices. For mine, I used cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, clove, and cardamom. I personally think adding a little bit is better because if you add too much, your c***r will be infused way too strong and you’re not gonna like it. If you feel like sweetening it, you can add brown sugar, honey or maple syrup.

Ladle into a mug and enjoy! This will last in the fridge for up to a week or you can freeze it.

CANNING RECIPE:
Follow above instructions. Get your water bath canner heated on the stove. Wash and prepare your glass jars and lids. Heat the c***r in a pot to 160° F over medium heat, stirring gently. Again, don’t let it boil and use a thermometer.

Add a little splash of bottled lemon juice straight into the bottom of all the glass jars. Then ladle the hot c***r, making sure to leave 1/4” of headspace.

Wipe the rims clean, center the lids, and screw the bands down fingertip tight. WB 10min. C***r only needs a brief waterbath.

***r ***r

10/28/2026

Anyone else? Or just me? 😅 Definitely should’ve grown more jalepenos this year. Used basically all of them to make smoked salsa 😂 I couldn’t pass up this deal, so here I am…

I love pickled jalepenos to add some spice and heat to certain dishes. I love adding it to my homemade guac! I’m not a fan of cowboy or cowgirl candy. Canned it once and never again lol.

10/22/2026

If there’s one thing you stop buying from the store, make it croutons and breadcrumbs! Because seriously, these homemade croutons are the best!

I had too much focaccia bread that we weren’t going to eat fast enough before it went bad so I figured I’d make some croutons and breadcrumbs!

I can’t stand wasting food so this was a no brainer. I use breadcrumbs more often in recipes than croutons, so I usually just blend up the croutons in my magic bullet and store it in a glass container in my pantry. And lately I’ve been loving sprinkling breadcrumbs on my salad instead of croutons instead!

But anywho, what’s one homemade kitchen swap you no longer buy from the grocery store?

P.S. here’s the directions:
Preheat your over to 350°.
Cut and cube up your bread however you like and place on baking trays.

Drizzle with a bit of olive oil or avocado oil and sprinkle with whatever herbs and spices your heart desires. Measure with your heart 🫶🏼

Pop your baking trays in the oven for 15-20min (or more) and but keep an eye on them so they don’t burn.

Let your croutons cool completely and transfer to a glass jar

10/16/2026

Warm fall days call for lighting up the grill 🌭Because when those period cravings hit, you go with the flow

09/25/2026

Absof**kinglutely not. Especially right now 😩
Do not disturb. Unless you wanna help me with canning AND clean up the chaos after. Oh and make me/bring me some lunch.

Snacks everywhere. Dishes everywhere. Canning jars everywhere. And can’t forget to save those seeds too... so yah those are everywhere 😂

If your kitchen doesn’t looking like this while you’re canning, then you’re doing it wrong.

09/22/2026

Your friendly reminder to start saving those glass jars! Yes you can reuse the lids too! As long as they’re in good condition. And if they’re not, you can get new ones!
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09/18/2026

As a jar collector (some may say hoarder) but it’s not hoarding if you’re using them though right?

Anywho, I’ve scrubbed enough labels off old jars and have even had to bust out my homemade goo gone to get stubborn labels or glue off.

I quite honestly ain’t adding ANOTHA ONE with homemade fancy labels and having to scrub the glue off again when the jar is done. It’s a task I very much don’t care for.

And come canning season, I think of ways I can simplify things. And making fancy labels just ain’t one of them. Work smarter, not harder.

How do you simplify life when canning season gets crazy?

09/10/2026

False seals do and can happen. It even happens to us advanced canners sometimes still! If you’re a beginner canner, this is very important for you to learn about.

A false seal is when your canning jar didn’t create a vacuum to seal the jar and prevent spoilage.

And yes, even when you have stored your jars away in your root cellar or pantry, lids can become unsealed too! That’s why I always store mine without the rings on.

So why do false seals happen? Well, as jars heat up in the canner, the contents of the jar expands and that’s what changes the pressure inside the jar. Air then leaves the jar, which makes the pressure outside of the jar greater than the pressure inside the jar.

As the jar cools, the difference in pressure pulls the lid down onto the jar and forms a vacuum seal. This is what seals the jar and prevents your food from spoiling.

Now, some jars will start to seal in the canner or as soon as you lift them out, but most will seal after the jar has cooled a bit.

Here are a few other reasons jars won’t seal:
• improper lid with improper jar (Ex. Pur lid with Golden Harvest jar)

• low quality lids

• lip of the jar may be too narrow or the wrong size to get a good seal with a canning lid

• jar is chipped or cracked

• rim of jar isn’t clean

• bent or rusty rings

• rings aren’t tightened properly

• improper headspace (too much or too little)

• not enough heat

So next time you’re canning up a batch of goodies, don’t forget to follow these tests after your jars have been processed and sat for 12-24hrs.

Save this for post for later and follow along for more helpful canning tips and recipes 🫶🏼

09/08/2026

It’s all connected. They want you to live in fear and not learn these skills or be self sufficient. They also want you eating the food they approved that keeps making you sick. How many recalls are we on now?? THOUSANDS. And the cycle keeps happening and getting worse. But ya’ll are more afraid of botulism? Mkay.

Anywho, if you wanna learn how to can and garden, give me a follow because I’m here to help 🫶🏼

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