Kate Payne quick pickled carrots at the Cedar Park and Mueller Farmers’ Markets last weekend. Here’s the recipe for you to try it out. Quick Pickled Carrots yields 1 quart or 3 half pint jars of pickles 1. Chop 1lb carrots into pickle sized pieces. Slice them in thin rounds for sandwiches or in sticks […]

Peach Jam provided courtesy of Kate Payne, author of Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking; yields approximately 1 pint 1. Juice half of a large lemon (~2 Tbs of lemon juice) into a 9 or 10” skillet or saucepan, stainless steel or enameled cast iron preferably. Save spent rind for zesting later. 2. Peel 1-1.5lbs peaches (which […]

Watermelon Rind Pickles Makes 2 quarts, recipe based on Linda Ziedrich’s Gingery Rind Pickles in the Joy of Pickling This recipe uses up about half of a medium-sized watermelon. 1. Cut up watermelon into wedges for eating. Cut red portion off the rind and then carefully slice off the dark green portion of the peel. This […]

Recipe by Kate Payne, Author of Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking Prepare your peaches by bringing a medium saucepan of water to a boil.  Depending on peach size, this recipe will use 1lb small (+/-2”) peaches whole or 2lbs larger peaches halved and pitted.  For both sizes, drop peaches whole into boiling water and let […]