Today I had a small batch of green beans to get into the freezer, and I thought of you. Maybe you’ve got a couple extra pounds of green beans sitting around, and you don’t want them to go to waste either. I really love having frozen veggies on hand. They’re perfect when I need to pull a meal together fast, especially since I don’t always plan ahead. Between 4 and 5 pm, I’m ...
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How to Flash Freeze at Home to Save Time, Money, and Your Harvest
I absolutely love freezing food. It’s one of the easiest ways to preserve the harvest and cut down on meal prep time. I’m super thankful to have both an upright freezer and the bottom freezer on my fridge, and I keep them well stocked year-round. That way, there’s always something ready to toss into a soup, blend into a smoothie, or bake into a pie. Most of the time, I stick ...
5 Ways to Preserve the Last of the Fall Harvest
The frost is creeping in, and the garden’s slowing to a crawl. If you're like me, you’re standing in your kitchen with the last of your tomatoes, herbs, and root veggies piled high and that “use it or lose it” pressure is real. After all that time spent planting, weeding, watering, and harvesting, the last thing we want is to let those homegrown blessings go to ...