It’s summer, and I would like to highlight a few useful posts about food preservation that I have published over the years. I hope you find something new to try or a new approach to an old technique! Here they are, in no particular order:
Food Preservation
Lacto-Fermented Dill Pickles – give this one a try!
Classic Dill Pickles: Refrigerator and Canned Versions
Easy Unsweetened Homemade Applesauce
Quick Tomato Sauce for Freezing
How to Prepare Sweetcorn for Freezing
Summer Grilling
The Incredible Blue Cheeseburger
Beef and Chicken Kebab Wraps – my guests never fail to be impressed when I serve this, especially with home-baked pita bread.
Grilled Trout on a Bed of Creamed Morels
Blue-Cheese, Garlic, and Parsley Compound Butter for Steaks
Unexpected Steak Marinade: Sparkling Water
Refreshing Summer Drinks
How to Make Kombucha – a wonderful summer drink! Sweet and delicious, too!
Tasty Home-Brewed Iced Tea (no bags, for Christ’s sake)
Homemade Blackberry and Raspberry Juice Concentrate
Ayran – a salty yogurt drink – an Old-Country classic and perfect for summer! Also, here is how to make yogurt.
Other Summer Foods
5-Minute Food-Processor Ice-Cream
Creamy N0-Cook Vanilla Ice-Cream
Homemade Raspberry-Yogurt Frozen Pops
Basil, Tomato, and Olive Bruschetta (this is perfection)
Eggplant, Garlic, and Mayo Bruschetta (this too is perfection)
Green Salad with Blue Cheese and Easy Summer Dressing
Tarator: Bulgarian Cold Yogurt and Cucumber Soup – a summer staple at our house! We serve it as a side dish to meaty dishes at supper, and my kids also really love it for both breakfast and lunch.
Dovga: Azerbaijani Yogurt and Herb Soup – perfect as a refreshing drink, too. That’s how we do it in the Old Country. No pop.
Late-Summer Beef or Venison Stir-Fry with Ginger-Lime Marinade
Gardening
Homemade Tomato Cages and the Benefits of Deep Mulch
Butchering
Enjoy!
