A modern take on a beloved traditionThe Canning Kitchen blends the traditions of home preserving with the tastes of the modern home cook with 101 simple, small batch recipes and vivid photography. Fill jars with canning classics such as Strawberry Rhubarb Jam and Crunchy Dill Pickles, and discover new classics like Salted Caramel Pear Butter, Bing Cherry Barbecue Sauce, and Sweet Thai Chili Chutney. With fresh ideas for every season, you’ll want to keep yo...

More and more people are beginning to can and preserve, whether for health benefits or to save money. Complete with step-by-step instructions, recipes, and tips, this book is a must for beginning and experienced canners alike. With this book you will learn to:Preserve fresh foods by drying, freezing, canning, and picklingFind and use the tools needed to can and preserve foods at homeTake safety precautions to prevent food contaminationCan all-nat...

The perfect follow up to Food in Jars: More seasonal canning in smaller bites!If most canning recipes seem to yield too much for your small kitchen, Preserving by the Pint has smaller—but no less delicious—batches to offer. Food writer and cooking teacher Marisa McClellan discovered that most "vintage" recipes are written to feed a large family, or to use up a farm-size crop, but increasingly, found that smaller batches suited her life better. Work...

#1 bestselling Top Secret Recipes series!Todd Wilbur shares his best-kept secrets for making knockoffs of your favorite drinks-right in your own kitchen and without spending a lot of money. Readers can re-create the delicious taste of America's best-loved brand-name soft drinks, beverages, dessert drinks, mixers, and liqueurs by following Todd's easy, step-by-step instructions. If it comes in a glass, cup, bottle, or mug, it's here for you to clone at home. Discove...

Time to “put up” your garden bounty without much fuss…and with delicious results! New from Taste of Home, 201 Jams, Jellies, Pickles & More makes a perfect addition to a cookbook collection, a neighborly thank-you gift or a surprise for a budding gardener.The 201 canning and preserving recipes, as well as basic intro to canning, make it a sensational product for novice and experienced canners alike. There are recipes of interest to everyone in this book, without ov...

These days, people are accustomed to seeing chocolate labeled 54%, 61%, or 72% on grocery store shelves, but some bakers are still confused by what the labeling means and how to use it. In Seriously Bitter Sweet, Alice Medrich presents 150 meticulously tested, seriously delicious recipes—both savory and sweet—for a wide range of percentage chocolates. “Chocolate notes” appear alongside, so readers can further adapt any recipe using the percentage chocolate on hand. The book is a c...

Save the day with this delicious collection of easy, emergency meal solutions from Bisquick.Bisquick, America's favorite baking mix, can easily be found in most American pantries. Based on the immensely popular Emergency Meals feature on bettycrocker.com, Bisquick to the Rescue includes simple solutions for brilliant last-minute meals, from simple snacks for surprise guests to quick-to-the-table weeknight meals. This book collects the best of these Emergen...

Indulge your passion for sewing as you clear your life of clutter. Whatever your experience and wherever the mess, you can sew up a cloth sack or organizer to fit your needs. Gardening tools, groceries, shoes, toys, jewelry, and more will find new homes in these colorful and reusable handmade alternatives to mass-produced products. With Betty Oppenheimer’s easy-to-follow instructions for 31 fun and functional projects, you’ll be inspired to break out your needles and create a more organize...

Tastier, Healthier, HomemadeYou work hard to make dinner—choosing the best food, mastering preparation techniques, and picking the perfect recipes. But what about the unsung staples, the ingredients and condiments that build and accompany your meal? Too often, the store-bought versions are loaded with extra salt, sugar, allergens, and preservatives, and they end up bland and uninspiring. But you don’t have to limit yourself to the same tastes and the same plastic bottles. With Kitc...

Expert crafter Nicki Trench brings you 35 easy-to-follow crochet patterns that will teach you how to crochet. A crochet teacher and author with over 20 years' experience, Nicki has designed a series of patterns that will guide you through those initial stitches to producing beautiful projects incorporating a wide range of crochet techniques. Crochet Know-how explains all the stitches with clear step-by-step artworks and instructions. Next, discover three chapters packed with patterns to im...

Become a stitching wizard with a collection of designs featuring your favorite fantastical creatures!This fantastic cross stitch collection features a range of designs including the Celtic fairy queen, Chinese dragons, beautiful mermaids, and a majestic unicorn. Glittering metallic threads and gleaming beads are incorporated into many of the designs for a truly magical finish.The projects range from full-sized pictures to cushions, greeting cards, sachets and...

The witty classic cookbook, revised & updated, full of quick & easy recipes for whether you're feeding your family or hosting a party."If you ever wondered how your mother was able to make a cocktail, a casserole, and a cheesecake into a meal, the answer is probably Peg Bracken, whose wonderful book was a delicious mashup of Martha Stewart and Amy Sedaris for a previous generation." —Amy Dickinson, "Ask Amy" advice columnist and author of The Mighty Quee...