Vegetarian stories, recipes and ideas

Canning

Asian Plum Sauce

This sauce is full of flavor It's tangy, salty, spicy Serve over or along side fried tofu, chicken or pork Before serving garnish with fresh sliced scallions...

Basil Jelly

A great way to use up some of your lovely basil in the herb garden

Christmas Dried-Fruit Jam

Use as mincemeat without suet or serve at breakfast with your favorite scones, English muffins or just toast Use for a surprise between two slices of baked F...

Easy Bread and Butter Pickles

These pickles are so much better tasting then the kind you buy in a jar Fresh from the stove and chilled in the refrigerator to your table for your summer ev...

Fermented Giardiniera

Giardiniera an Italian mix of veggies that you can find processed in your grocery store loaded with sodium and preservatives Here I take a mix of fresh tasty...

French Lavender and Vanilla Sugar for Elegant Cakes and Bakes

French Lavender Tahitian Vanilla - what a great combination A very simple but effective flavoured sugar; I always have a jar or two in my pantry ready to use...

Mulling Syrup for Wine

This makes mulled wine so easy and it's a great gift to put under the Christmas tree

Old Fashioned Scottish Apple and Ginger Chutney

A delightful apple chutney with the added kick of ginger I make this every autumn when I harvest my apples from the garden - you can use windfall apples too ...

Pear Butter

Apple butter is more popular, but I like the pear butter better, you could use apples in this recipe instead of pears if you like

Pumpkin Chip Preserves

Preserves made with peach or pumpkin chips are an old favorite found in many early cookbooks Use a cooking pumpkin for these, not one for making Jack-O-Lante...