Italian food

Canning Tomatoes

Canning Tomatoes

October 17, 2015 No Comments

The Tomato!! Believe it or not, the tomato does not originate from Italy, not even Europe. In fact, it is quite a newcomer to Italian…

italian roasted peppers

Roasted Peppers

October 5, 2015 No Comments

Roasting peppers over a fire, out of all the autumn preserving, I think, is my favorite. It might be because I’m a wee bit of…

freezing fresh basil

Preserving Basil

It’s that time of year. From the moment you bring the first zucchini into the house, up until October, it’s non-stop freezing, blanching, drying, pureeing,…