Butter Bean and Buckwheat Soup

Butter Bean and Buckwheat Soup

24 June 2025 at 11:56 am gluten free vegan recipes This soup should be on the menu at every home this winter! It is not only nourishing and satisfying on a cold winter’s night, but also manages to be a refreshing, light and simple meal on a crisp, blue sky day. And, like all our favourite…

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Cherry Pie Filling & Topping

Cherry Pie Filling & Topping

There is no comparison between a homemade canned pie filling and a store bought filling.  Canned fillings are loaded with fruit and you can adjust the seasonings to your taste.  Pie fillings are not just for pies.  They are great toppings on a yellow cake, pound cake, cheese cake, or ice cream.  They also make…

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Sweet Cherry Jelly

Sweet Cherry Jelly

  Summertime means cherry time.  A mature cherry tree produces an abundance of cherries. I love fresh cherries off the tree. A good harvest means there are plenty to eat fresh and there are lots of options to preserve cherries.  Some of my favorite cherry pie filling, cherry syrup, sweet cherry jam, dehydrated cherries and freeze dried…

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Preventing Curly Top in Tomatoes

Preventing Curly Top in Tomatoes

Tomatoes are the one crop I look forward to the most in my garden.  I know I’m not alone in loving homegrown tomatoes.  Tragically tomatoes are disease prone and at the mercy of many pests. Curly top is a disease transmitted by and insects so you are dealing with both pest and disease.    To deal with…

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