pears

Preserving

Small Batch Pear Cranberry Compote

by Marisa
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Written by Marisa of Food in Jars. By the time November rolls around, the abundance of summer is well behind us. No more mountains of peaches and plums at the farmers’ markets, just pumpkins, potatoes and hearty greens. It’s enough to make a preserver hang up her canning pot until spring. However, I’ve found that [...]

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Quick Bites

Healthy Winter Breakfasts (Recipe: Maple Vanilla Roasted Pear Parfait)

by Shaina
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Eating seasonally can be difficult in the winter, especially if you live somewhere that is covered in snow for 4 or 5 months out of the year and all that’s available locally are potatoes, squash and apples with a long storage life. Adding berries and tomatoes is much easier in the summer when they’re available [...]

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Preserving

Canning 101: Fruit Butter (Recipe: Rhubarb-Pear Butter)

by Aimee
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Every summer I gravitate toward making fruit butters instead of jam. Don’t get me wrong, I love jam, but the sugar-free, pectin-free, concentrated flavor of a fruit spread has a greater draw. Despite the warm days, I’ll let a pot of ripe fruit simmer down to a sticky and sweet mess on the stove, pair [...]

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Pantry

Spotlight Ingredient: Oats

by Aimee
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It is safe to say that oats are among the favorite grain choices here in North America. They are an absolute staple in our house, reinventing themselves through granola, muffins, scones, summer fruit crisps, and much more. Easy to source, affordable and nutritious, oats of every variety should be stocked in your pantry! Oats don’t [...]

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