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A Quilty Cannery

Bringing the best of the past into today

Welcome! It’s a pleasure to welcome you to this passion project of mine... chronicling a quarantine spent growing and preserving food and making quilts to keep the people I love warm and cozy up. Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn, or a seasoned professional exploring new ideas, A Quilty Cannery is here to inspire. Check out the latest posts below.

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The Start of the 2023 Garden!

And with a little soil and a mist of water, the first seeds are planted! Our last average frost is April 30th, and it's usually warm...

Better than Takeout! Chinese Fried Rice

Last night, I tried a new recipe from a home chef YouTuber that claimed that it was "better than takeout" chicken fried rice. It looked...

Senate Bean Soup

Ham Shanks make all the difference! On New Year's Day, we were supposed to join a soup potluck party at a friends, and I had a steamy pot...

2022 In Review! A Cannery Update

I definitely did not can as much this year as I did in the past two years, but I have continued to can, steadily, especially some of my...

Shishito Peppers!

A few of the garden/homesteading YouTubers I follow all swear by blackened shishito peppers and a garlic aioli sauce (claiming it will...

A Thanksgiving Canning & Garden Recap

This year, Thanksgiving was bigger than originally planned, and so it was a great opportunity to make some homemade stock and make some...

Instant Pot Refried Beans

I saw a simple Instant Pot recipe on "How to Make Dinner" on youtube tonight, and decided to give it a try. It all came together in...

Roasted Tomato Soup

Earlier in September, I posted a few times about my second tomato canning run of the year (what to do with the peels, and canning crushed...

A Soupy Start to Autumn

Yesterday was the official first day of autumn, and the weather is finally (and quite suddenly) colder and wetter. I have a few days off...

Canning Tomatoes in '22: Take 2

We picked up another peck of roma tomatoes at the Saint Mary's Thursday Farmer's market, and I set out to put more tomatoes up. This...

Garden Update: Potato Harvest!

In this year's garden, I decided to try to grow my own potatoes! I bought a "potato pot" and seed potatoes at Gerten's garden center,...

What to do with Tomato Peels?

All safe canning recipes require that you either peel the tomatoes, or remove the peels (and seeds) by running the sauce through a food...

Canning: 2022 Tomato Sauce

This year, we had enough ripe tomatoes from our garden, that my friend and I were able to incorporate them into our annual tomato sauce...

Picking and Preserving Corn

Mid-August is usually the annual you pick corn (aka Corn Pick) for Pahl's CSA members. Since we split a share with our good friends,...

Pressure Canning Green Beans

July is the time when the green beans start producing, and our Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm offers a "U-Pick" in their...

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