The canning diva

Enjoy canning this vintage Christmas Jam for the upcoming holiday season. Half-pints make adorable gifts for your Christmas guests.

Inspired by a fellow canner, and my son’s love for all things fajita, this recipe embodies Tex-Mex flavor with its combination of beans, meat, peppers and spices

Dry Packing Potatoes Canning Recipe. These make the BEST fried potatoes on the planet! Because they are not canned in water, the potatoes retain their shape and integrity, and can be used successfully in a variety of recipes like homemade potato salad, soups and casseroles. Feel free to slice, dice, make French fries or shred your potatoes.

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This fall-inspired recipe is easy to make and perfect for those of you new to pressure canning. The genius of this recipe is what I can "raw layer packing" which saves you time because there is no sauteing or precooking. The pressure canner does all the work of roasting and tenderizing the meat during processing.

Strawberry Salsa (I used honey instead of agave and found it oh so delicious but far too sweet. Next time omit the syrup altogether).

Adding dried herbs and spices to your home-canned chicken is a great way to pre-flavor the meat so it is ready to be used in recipe creation.

This bean and cabbage stew is my go-to lunch! The cabbage and beans are a hearty stick-to-the-ribs focal point in each jar.

This soup can also be called a “Feel Good Soup” because folate has been shown to prevent homocysteine from forming in our body which disrupts our feel-good hormones like serotonin. So be sure to create a batch or two of this healthy folate-rich soup to preserve for long-term storage.

Having my mom’s delicious Chicken Pot Pie Filling on your pantry shelf aides in speedy, healthy meal preparation. I created this canning recipe over 15 years ago for home canners. My family and I eat so much of it, I preserve a quadruple batch every year to keep up with our consumption. The best meal in a jar to have handy when you need something quick on the table.