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Blueberry 101

By Jeanne Gibbons The summer fruit season marches on, from strawberries to the equally delicate blueberry.  Blueberries are so versatile. You could make a jam from them, add them fresh to salads, make heavenly blueberry muffins or reduce them down to a savory glaze for pork.  But when you pick […]

Tangy Orange Ketchup

One of the blessings I’ve gotten from participating with Bountiful Baskets is the ability to change my family’s opinion about food. In the three years that I’ve been participating and volunteering (and running my own site, and facilitating many other sites in my state), my family has stopped eating at […]

Canning and Bountiful Baskets

I am thrilled that Jeanne Gibbons, who participates with Bountiful Baskets in Arizona, is willing to share her experience with us when it comes to food, and especially, canning. Jeanne is a fount of knowledge when it comes to food preservation, which she often shares on our Facebook page. Without further […]

Facebook Apple and Pear Recipe Roundup

“Surely the apple is the noblest of fruits.” — Henry David Thoreau, Wild Apples Apples, apples, apples. Truth? I have to seriously be in the mood to just go pick up an apple and eat it. I do like apples, though. It’s just that they end up sitting around on […]

Facebook Orange Recipes Roundup

Our participants have been sharing some awesome orange recipes this week, and we wanted an easy place for you to find them. Here’s what we have:     Garden Fresh Tomato Basil Soup (uses orange zest!)

Facebook Chestnut Recipes Roundup

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire….Jack Frost nipping at your nose…. That’s seriously what I think about when I hear chestnuts. It was exciting to hear that they would be in the hostess pack, but I think most of us are clueless when it comes to what to do with […]

Food Swapping and Apple Cranberry Conserve

Have you ever participated in a food swap? This idea is something I first came across on the Bountiful Baskets Facebook Page. Someone had mentioned starting one up in Texas, and it got me a bit curious, so I started googling “Food Swap“. It turns out that food swapping is […]