Canning with The Diva!™

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Meals in a Jar Book – A Behind the Scenes Look Apr 11, 2024

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In this fun episode, The Canning Diva®, shares her inspiration and motivation to create a pressure canning book dedicated to meals in a jar for home canners. The Canning Diva Presents Meals in a Jar: The Ultimate Guide to Pressure Canning Ready-Made Meals book will be released August 6, 2024.

She thanks Carrie Underwood for being an awesome down-to-earth country girl and friend who took the time to write the book’s foreword. Listeners will hear more details about each chapter’s contents such as Principles of Pressure Canning, Raw Stacking Method, Ingredient Substitutions, a variety of international cuisine chapters, as well a full chapter dedicated to Vegetarian recipes.

In addition to sharing these details, Diane will share two recipes from her book you can begin creating and preserving before August. Have a batch or two of Zuppa Toscana on hand after tuning into this delicious episode. And learn how to create authentic Mexican Pork Posole and preserve it in mason jars.

Both recipes give you a yummy glimpse into the book, Meals in a Jar. Click the link to learn more about the book, its recipes, its chapters and where to pre-order your copy:

https://canningdiva.com/meals-in-a-jar-pressure-canning-book-preorders/

Happy Canning!
xo
Diane, The Canning Diva®

Canning University (CU) gives new canners and food preservationists a secure place to learn and grow the art of food preservation with a learn-at-your-own-pace environment. The Canning Diva® will teach individuals, no matter their experience level or location, and give every student the tools, knowledge and understanding of the science and math behind home canning and food preservation. Being learning today at www.canning.university

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Happy Canning & Preserving!
xo
Diane, The Canning Diva

Dry Packed Carrots Mar 27, 2024

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In a world where superfoods come and go, one humble root vegetable has stood the test of time, offering an array of health benefits and culinary versatility: the Carrot.
In this episode, Diane Devereaux The Canning Diva shares with listeners the many benefits of preserving the versatile carrot in jars for long-term storage. As she dives deep into the many nutritional values of consuming carrots, she explores the science of heat exposure and how it contributes to enhancing the carrots nutritional value and digestibility.
The Canning Diva will give insight into what the dry packing method is in home canning, how and why we do so, and how this gentle heating during processing better preserves the carrots. She also shares how dry packing carrots, rather than submerged in water, better aides in preserving the carrot's nutrients, flavor, color and texture. Sharing the easy steps to dry pack carrots, listeners will be able to start preserving these beauties this very season.
Here is the link to the recipe instructions:
https://canningdiva.com/recipes/dry-packed-carrots-canning-recipe/
As discussed in the episode, here are the two YouTube links so you may see the results of dry packed carrots upon opening a jar and watch how to incorporate them into a delicious meal using venison and other home canned and dry packed goods:
Results:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1BE9trpA0A
One-Pot Meal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGcctwNX9ic&t=19s

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Canning with Rhubarb Mar 22, 2024

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In this episode, The Canning Diva® talks about rhubarb, a springtime favorite. Listeners will explore the art and science of rhubarb while learning its history, its scientific and culinary aspects, will learn practical tips, and the many health benefits to consuming rhubarb. Also in this episode, Diane will share two delicious water bath canning recipes for preserving rhubarb in a jar: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling and Rhubarb Apple Chutney.

As a bonus, The Canning Diva will also share with you her favorite recipe using her delicious chutney so you may create a beautiful Tarte Tatin using fresh pears, Rhubarb Apple Chutney and pie crust. Wow your guests and tantalize your tastebuds, this is an episode of Canning with The Diva!™ you don’t want to miss.

For more information and recipes, use the following links:

https://canningdiva.com/recipes/rhubarb-apple-chutney/

https://canningdiva.com/recipes/strawberry-rhubarb-pie-filling-canning-recipe/

For more recipes like this one, feel free to check out my cookbook, Beginner’s Guide to Canning. It is filled with 90 easy recipes to can, savor, and gift.

Be sure to preorder my latest book set to launch August 6, 2024 – The Canning Diva Presents Meals in a Jar. Available for preorder at all major retailers, or head to my website to learn more and purchase your copy today: https://canningdiva.com/meals-in-a-jar-pressure-canning-book-preorders/

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Growing and Selecting Corn for Home Canning Mar 14, 2024

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In this informative episode, Diane - The Canning Diva®, shares tips on selecting the perfect corn varieties to enhance your home canning experience. While there are many varieties of corn available to us, there are certain sweet corn varieties known to provide more milk pulp to create cream-styled corn and others whose flavor can withstand the high temperatures of pressure canning.

Diane will share with you the recipe and instructions on how to make and preserve cream-styled corn as well as her delicious Corn Chowder canning recipe. She will also dive into the culinary math used to ensure you have enough fresh ears of corn for your home canning endeavors.

For more information or to download these fun recipes, click on the respective links:

https://canningdiva.com/which-varieties-of-corn-are-better-for-canning/

https://canningdiva.com/recipes/canning-cream-style-corn-recipe/

https://canningdiva.com/recipes/corn-chowder-canning-recipe/

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What is the difference between Dry Canning and Dry Packing? Mar 07, 2024

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In this episode, Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, debunks the well intended but misrepresented information circulating the internet regarding dry packing food in jars. She shares with listeners how the commonly used method of jar packing is accomplished and addresses where the confusion is coming from regarding the misconception its dry canning.
In this informative episode, The Canning Diva addresses the confusion due the to comingling of canning terminology, and she sheds light on the unsafe practice of dry canning using an oven. As listeners learn how dry packing is not dry canning, Diane shares the failed history of dry oven canning and helps canners understand the real meaning of dry and wet heat, which is used to safely preserve food in jars for long-term storage.
Tune in and learn more about the type of glass used to create canning jars and how to safely dry pack and process food in jars to fill your pantry shelves year after year.
For more information on this topic, head to www.canningdiva.com.
Canning University (CU) gives new canners and food preservationists a secure place to learn and grow the art of food preservation with a learn-at-your-own-pace environment. The Canning Diva® will teach individuals, no matter their experience level or location, and give every student the tools, knowledge and understanding of the science and math behind home canning and food preservation. Being learning today at www.canning.university

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Pressure Canning Mushrooms Feb 29, 2024

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In this fun episode of Canning with The Diva!™, Diane shares the many reasons to preserve mushrooms in a jar. She will give you a variety of popular cultivated mushroom species to preserve and will touch on pressure canning wild mushrooms so all of you foragers out there have an additional storage method.

Tune in and learn the instructions on how to safely preserve mushrooms in a jar for long-term storage as well as a variety of uses for your beautifully preserved fungi. Diane will also share information on pressure canning Hen of the Woods and why canning wild mushrooms has such a bad rap.

For more information on today’s episode and to download pressure canning mushroom instructions, click the link:

https://canningdiva.com/recipes/pressure-canning-mushrooms/

For information on preserving Hen of the Woods, click the link:

https://healthstartsinthekitchen.com/how-to-can-maitake-hen-of-the-woods-mushrooms-grifola-frondosa/

Be sure to pre-order your copy of The Canning Diva presents Meals in a Jar cookbook set to release August 6, 2024, for many more mushroom-inspired canning recipes.

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Creating & Canning Corned Beef Hash Feb 22, 2024

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Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, starts off season 4 of Canning with The Diva!™ in style with her delicious pressure canning recipe, Corned Beef Hash. Even better, she gives you the recipe and steps to corn your own beef so you may create and preserve not only corned beef hash, but Irish Jig in a Jar.

Diane shares the easy steps required to corn your own meat, shares her secret spice mix and gives you tips and techniques to produce excellent results time and time again. Her two canning recipes can be found in her cookbooks, Canning Full Circle and The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning.

Tune in and learn how to preserve a hearty stick-to-the-ribs breakfast and a scrumptious meal in a jar with your host, Diane, The Canning Diva!

Click here to purchase your copy of Canning Full Circle, revised and expanded edition.

Click here to purchase your copy of The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning.

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Pressure Canning Collard Greens with Ham Hocks Nov 12, 2023

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According to folklore, eating black eyed peas and collard greens with pork and corn bread on New Year's Day symbolizes wealth and prosperity. So why not preserve their goodness and enjoy this delicious symbol any time of the year.

In this episode of Canning with The Diva!, Diane shares a recipe from her cookbook, The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning, Southern Collard Greens. She dives into the details on how to safely preserve this flavorful recipe including a few tips and tricks so you may have jars of this traditional side-dish at your beckon call.
In addition to providing the pressure canned recipe, she will share details about the similarities and differences of collard greens and turnip greens, as both are ingredients in the recipe. Learn their differences in appearance and how they are grown as well as their similar nutritional value and flavor profiles in this exciting episode.

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Red Wine Venison Stew Canning Recipe Nov 09, 2023

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In this delicious episode of Canning with The Diva!™, Diane Devereaux shares some amazing information about the many nutritional values of consuming venison meat. She also shares tips on keeping it from drying out when pressure canning. Plus, learn how to create her Red Wine Venison Stew and tune in to learn a variety of ingredient substitutions to customize the stew to your dietary needs.
For a printed version of the recipe, go to www.canningdiva.com. While on her site be sure to sign up for her newsletter.
Interested in more recipes using venison, meat or poultry? Be sure to take a look at her popular canning cookbooks here: https://amzn.to/3u9Cx7i

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Vegetable Soup Canning Recipe Oct 12, 2023

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Get ready to embark on a mouthwatering journey into the world of canning as we ladle out the secrets to preserving the freshest flavors in our episode, Canning Vegetable Soup. Join your host, Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, as we chop, season, and savor our way through the process of creating the perfect vegetable soup that's not only delicious but shelf-stable too!

In this episode, we'll be spilling the beans (pun intended) on the tricks and tips that make canning a breeze. And of course, we won't leave you hanging when it comes to uncovering the delights of opening a jar months later and indulging in your homemade soup. So, whether you're a seasoned canner or just dipping your ladle into the world of preserving, join us for a simmering good time as we explore the joys of canning vegetable soup.

For additional soup and stew recipes, visit www.canningdiva.com today!

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