Milk, water, whey, cream, whey protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, milk protein concentrate, 2% or less of annatto and apo carotenal (color), calcium phosphate, cheese culture, enzymes, lactic acid, salt, sodium alginate, sodium citrate, sorbic acid (preservative), Vitamin A ...
The time at home the pandemic forced on some of us, renewed the interests of many in gardening, baking (sourdough especially), keeping chickens, sewing and other slower aspects of sustaining our bodies and homes. I was no exception — I got baby chicks for the first time (I’d always ...
Recently, I found a food dehydrator while thrifting. I hadn’t been on the hunt for one, because for years my family has planned to make a solar dehydrator. Nevertheless, it was a good deal and I figured I could give it a try. The one I found has five trays, adjustable temperatures and ...
For Christmas last year my sister gifted me the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning. I’ve only used a few recipes from it, but it has changed my outlook on canning. Pre-recipe book, I was cautious but fairly comfortable with water bath canning. I started about eight years ago, canning ...
A homeschool alumna and homeschooling my child, I haven’t been often in public schools. As a teenager, I occasionally went to take standardized tests, and as an adult to do volunteer work in schools. Beyond those, I rarely had a reason to go into any school. Last week, I had a reason — ...
As you may have guessed from my recent do-it-yourself feature, I have a lot of jalapenos to process. I used the USDA canning recipe book to calculate how many I would want to pickle and can to last me a year, plus I wanted to ferment slices and salsa and incorporate those into tomato ...