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Seattle chef Diane LaVonne incorporating pickles into her grilled tuna salad. As part of Can-It-Forward Day

There is no better way in my mind to preserve the abundance of summer than by making homemade jams and preserves.

I love plums. And since it’s summer, and you’re likely human, chances are that you really, really like plums, too.

I have not begun canning yet this year–it feels early yet to me. In my experience, you typically purchase a bushel of tomatoes on the second hottest day of t...

Thanks to our friends at the Washington State Fruit Commission, we’ve got cherries on the brain - and on the stove, and in jars.

A fresh strawberry is one of life’s great delights. Icons of summer, these luscious red jewels of nature inspire our senses with their perfumed and sweet

The summer that I first discovered home preserving, no produce was safe. There was something so gratifying about containing brightly colored fruits and...

When I first discovered canning, I felt that a part of my childhood had lacked something very crucial–putting away our abundance...

I can proudly say that I am a canning virgin no more. In contrast to other such firsts, this time I was very anxious before, but deeply satisfied later.

There are times in life when things just don't go according to plan. For someone like me, who loves to plan the future, there is really nothing worse than