Category: homemade ingredients
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Pear Caramel Sauce
This was one of the first water-bath canning recipes I tried, and it was so good that I decided to triple it this time. The recipe comes from Preserving by the Pint (page 118), and this makes a delicious caramel sauce to use in cakes (come back next week for one I have been making…
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Canning Cranberry Sauce
I like having cranberry sauce around to eat with veggie balls and mashed potatoes year round, so I decided to can a batch this year. This recipe comes from the Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving (2020 edition, page 21), and is a fairly quick and easy recipe, with only 3 ingredients. I used a…
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Caramelized Red Onion Relish
Since caramelized onions take quite awhile to cook, canning them makes for a great convenience item! This recipe comes from The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving (page 172), and uses balsamic vinegar (which I always add to my caramelized onions), which adds a nice flavor and color. I made this recipe a few months ago…
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Pantry Tour
Watch to see what I keep in my gluten-free and vegan pantry! Featured in this post This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made after clicking on my links. I only recommend products I would use myself and all opinions are my own. This post is not sponsored.
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GF Vegan Cornbread Muffin Mix
Cornbread muffin mix in a jar is a great convenience item to keep on your pantry shelf, or give as a gift. This recipe is gluten-free, vegan, and makes it easy to whip up a batch of cornbread muffins in just a few minutes. I always make my cornbread in muffin form since I find…
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Vegan Potato Soup Mix
This soup mix is easy to throw together, and makes for a quick convenience meal or snack to keep on the pantry shelf. I’ve included a bunch of herbs and spices that I keep in my pantry to give it a nice flavor, but feel free to customize the list to your taste. Featured in…
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GF Bagels with Vegan Cream Cheese
I have always been a big fan of bagels and cream cheese. I have tried many of the storebought gluten-free options in the last decade of being gluten-free, and some of them are pretty good, but they are all very expensive. Making them at home allows me to make a big batch at a much…
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Vegan Butter 2 Ways: Sticks and Spread
I’ve been enjoying making vegan butter at home – it takes just a few minutes and uses pantry staples that I keep on hand, and I can make unsalted sticks, which I prefer for baking, and haven’t found an unsalted variety in stores yet. It’s also very satisfying to have homemade butter on homemade bread,…
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Strawberry Jam
I’ve made the “No-Commitment Strawberry Jam” from Foolproof Preserving a couple of times, and it turns out beautifully, but that recipe is a small batch, making only a pint at a time, and cannot be canned. I wanted to be able to keep some jars of jam on my pantry shelf, so this time I…
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