It is almost the end of blueberry season. Take an and hour and mix up a batch now to enjoy this winter. It only takes four ingredients to make this sweet topping for your sandwich or bagel. You can involve your school-aged children in this preserving process.

This summer was our first as members of a local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).  We joined after reading the book Plenty by Alisa Smith and J.B. McKinnon.  It was an eye opening book that stressed the importance of eating local food and encouraged readers to eat food that is produced within 100 miles of his/her home.  Joining a CSA has been one of the best decisions our family has made.

We just got back from camping so I thought I would share a few easy campfire cooking ideas that worked for us.

I think these are the best homemade dill pickles. When chilled, they are crunchy and swimming in the yummy brine. This is a like a gift from heaven and fairly low salt content. YUMMY!!!

Let sit for 4-6 weeks before eating. Lets make 7 pints in wide mouth jars as an example of cold pack. Pretty soon, I will explain about refridgerator pickles.