canning

  • Everything You Need to Start Canning Pickles, Jams, and More

    Everything You Need to Start Canning Pickles, Jams, and More

    By October, I am no longer precious about preservation. By that time of year I am just throwing shit in jars. End-of-season harvesting is exhausting, and I am ready to settle into the new season, where I get to enjoy the literal fruits of my labour and have friends ooh and ahh over my wall…


  • Can Your Summer Tomatoes Now (Before It’s Too Late)

    Can Your Summer Tomatoes Now (Before It’s Too Late)

    Like any Italian-American with a trained affinity for tomatoes, Labour Day in the US doesn’t just signal the end of summer. Much more dire: It’s the last call for summer tomatoes. Those ripe, tangy-sweet heirlooms that call to you at farmers markets and grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. If you…


  • Pickled Cranberries Are Your New Favourite Condiment

    Pickled Cranberries Are Your New Favourite Condiment

    Photo by Jennifer Pallian on Unsplash The humble, bog-dwelling cranberry may be the most underutilised seasonal ingredient of all time. I mean no disrespect to cranberry sauce when I say this, but there’s so much more you can do with these tart little nuggets than cook them in sugar water until they collapse.