Water Bath Canning Made Easy

Canned Peaches with a water bath canner on counter.

If you’ve always thought canning your own food would be difficult, labor intensive, time-consuming, and expensive, you’re wrong! Pick up simple tips here.

How to Start Canning Your Own Foods at Home

Jars of Tomato Sauce

We occasionally link to goods offered by vendors to help the reader find relevant products. Some of these may be affiliate based, meaning we earn small commissions (at no additional cost to you) if items are purchased. Here is more about what we do. Do you ever get aggravated at the price or quality of the …

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Thinking of Making Wine at Home? Here’s How to Get Started

Introduction to home wine making | Foodal.com

We occasionally link to goods offered by vendors to help the reader find relevant products. Some of these may be affiliate based, meaning we earn small commissions (at no additional cost to you) if items are purchased. Here is more about what we do. The art of wine making is an intricate, aesthetically-pleasing process to be …

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Bakers & Chefs Brand Cookware Review: Good Product, Low Price

We occasionally link to goods offered by vendors to help the reader find relevant products. Some of these may be affiliate based, meaning we earn small commissions (at no additional cost to you) if items are purchased. Here is more about what we do. Bakers & Chefs is a brand of cookware that is aimed at …

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The Health Benefits of Fresh Herbs

A femaile hand with scissors cutting fresh herbs

Many herbs and spices offer potent healing powers and health benefits. However, many of the bottled spices found at the grocery store have been irradiated, not to mention that they have generally been hanging around on the shelf for quite awhile, which nullifies the health benefits (and, in many cases, the flavor and aroma). To …

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Make Your Own Nutritional Baby Food

baby eating water melon

Baby food is just another convenience food- full of added fat, sugar, and sometimes even artificial food colorings and other additives. Take control of what goes into your baby’s diet at various stages of development (and do a favor for your wallet and the environment, too) by making your own baby food at home. Read more on Foodal.

A Guide To Roasting Times For Various Types Of Meat

roasted chicken meat and vegetables on a wooden plate

Cooking meat can be a mystery to many people. Those new to cooking, of course, are to forgiven easily for not realizing exactly what kind of time must be given for roasting a chicken or broiling a steak. There are also those who are quite proficient and adept at knowing just the exact moment to retrieve …

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The Difference Between Cajun Cooking and Creole Cuisine

Shrimp Gumbo on a green background

They’re the Same, Right? Cajun and Creole sound similar, and they both come from Louisiana and are both well known variations of southern cooking. It is no surprise that many people confuse the two, but for those who are aware of the vast differences, the claims that Cajun and Creole are the same is like …

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The Best Places to Purchase Copper Cookware in France

Copper Pots and Pans hanging on chateu wall in Normandy

We occasionally link to goods offered by vendors to help the reader find relevant products. Some of these may be affiliate based, meaning we earn small commissions (at no additional cost to you) if items are purchased. Here is more about what we do. If you’re on a vacation (or a “holiday” for my UK readers) …

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