Have you ever wondered what it tastes like to kiss the sun? This Roasted Ghost Pepper Sauce is as close as you will get to experiencing that on earth! If anyone doesn’t believe that I am a full-fledged heat junky, this Roasted Ghost Pepper Sauce recipe should put any such concerns to rest. Ghost peppers…
Homemade Asian Hot Sauce with Thai Peppers
I was squeezing the last firecracker that would fit into my dad’s five gallon bucket. It was all a kid could do to entertain himself while playing hooky from school on such a beautiful spring day. However, I decided loading all of my fireworks into a bucket wasn’t quite enough, this show needed bigger pyrotechnics!…
Homemade Strawberry Applesauce
Don’t you hate it when you wake up in the middle of the night, can’t fall back asleep, and find yourself downstairs watching old Andre the Giant videos on YouTube as you contemplate whether 2:30am is too early in the morning to call your brother and reminisce about your favorite childhood wrestler? No? Just me?…
Spicy Cider Dill Pickles
I can’t help but think of my old German ancestors any time I can pickles. To me canning and pickling is a lost art kept alive by those of us with a deep love and respect for food, wishing to preserve the tradition behind and the connection to the food we eat. However, I’m sure…
Spicy Dill Pickled Okra
I was walking underneath the overhang sheltering the gas pumps at my local Kwik Trip when I noticed a giant spider dangling eye level about two feet from my face. I quickly proceeded to back away from it when I felt that familiar sticky tug on my arm alerting me to the fact I had…
Dill Pickled Beets for Canning or Refrigeration
I have been excited to write about this dill pickled beets recipe for a long time. Dill pickled beets are not only a family favorite tied to great memories, but also a fourth generation family recipe originally crafted by my grandma and great grandma over 50 years ago. Great recipes tend to stand the test…
Quick Pickled Red Onions Recipe
Sometimes it seems easy to forget as a blogger that you need to set aside time to, you know, blog. It seemed easy before, when I first started this blog three years ago. Back then I blogged just because I enjoyed having a creative outlet and didn’t really care how often I posted or how…
A Comprehensive Guide to Making Homemade Fermented Sauerkraut
Did you even know you can make homemade fermented sauerkraut? Many people don’t even think about it but with a few important tips it is easy to do and far more nutritious than anything you will purchase from the grocery store. Homemade fermented sauerkraut is made the way traditional sauerkraut has been made for centuries,…