Freezing garlic scapes is very easy and a great way to preserve the scapes. They last for months in the freezer and are very easy to use. Garlic scapes is that special bonus crop that ends up being the highlight of the garlic growing journey! We harvest scapes from hard-neck garlic plants. A scape is…
Learn how to freeze pears in just a few simple steps. Frozen pears are a great ingredient to have on hand for baked goods, jams, sauces, and more! I have to admit that I have a love-hate relationship with pears. They are delicious and I love eating a sweet, juicy, ripe one, however, I find…
Learn how to freeze figs in just a few simple steps. Frozen figs are a great ingredient to have on hand for baked goods, jams, sauces, and more! Oh figs… They lead the list of my favorite fruit. They are sweet and juicy and wild, and they are an amazing fruit to enjoy fresh or…
Learn how to freeze apples in just a few simple steps. Frozen apples are a great ingredient to have on hand for baked goods, jams, sauces, and more! I have an older friend who has a few apple trees in his backyard. Since we’ve met him, we’ve become apple rich. You won’t hear me complaining…
In this post, we will go over the simple process of blanching potatoes before freezing. If you have some potatoes to preserve and you would like to freeze them it’s a good idea to blanch them before placing them in the freezer. Blanching potatoes will ensure that they stay firm and keep their taste for…
Learn how to freeze pumpkin puree so you can enjoy pumpkins year-round. Freezing pumpkin puree is a simple and quick way to preserve pumpkins for up to a year. There are so many ways to use pumpkin puree and even though it’s pretty simple to can pumpkins, it’s not safe to can pumpkin puree. So…
Let’s learn how to freeze sweet potatoes in 4 different ways. Sweet potatoes are healthy, filling, and delicious. There are different ways to freeze sweet potatoes depending on how you want to use them when thawed. I live in NC, the sweet potato capital! Sweet potatoes grow so well here, maybe better than any other…
I honestly don’t know if there is much for me to teach you as far as how to freeze tomatoes. It’s so easy and simple! I’ll show you how I do it and I also want to tell you why. This little trick really changed a lot for me which is why I am writing…
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to freeze carrots the correct way. Follow this simple tutorial to ensure that the carrots preserve their color, texture, and taste for months in the freezer. In my garden, the stuff that we have to dig out of the soil is the stuff we love growing most of all….
Freezing leeks is easy and is a great way to preserve your harvest for later. I’ll show you step-by-step how to freeze leeks so you can use them later in many dishes. We are going to blanch them first but that is easy to do. Blanching the leeks will ensure that they stay fresh and…
Blanching green beans will allow you to keep your beans as fresh as possible in the freezer for the longest time. In this picture tutorial, I’ll show you how to blanch green beans before freezing so you can keep your harvest all through the winter. There are other ways to preserve green beans, but freezing is…
In this post, we are going to learn how to freeze shredded carrots. After harvesting a huge amount of carrots, I decided to freeze some of them shredded for future carrot cake. Let me show you how I blanch and freeze shredded carrots. I’ve been doing a bit of carrot preserving the past couple of…