This week I tried making a Ukrainian and Russian inspired appetizer: Zucchini Ikra!

This recipe is inspired by the traditional dish Ikra, or “eggplant caviar,” a Russian and Ukrainian staple.

I pressure can green beans for winter storage and make pickled dilly beans with garlic and fresh dill flowers. The garden is truly bursting with beautiful vegetables and flowers!

If you love dill pickles, you will absolutely making old-fashioned dilly beans! These summer snap beans are pickled in a delicious sweet and salty brine with garlic, dill flowers, peppercorns, and mustard seed. They’re super easy to make and ready to eat in 1 to 2 weeks!

In this easy guide, learn how to properly can green beans so that they can be stored for over a year! Preserve your summer green bean harvest to enjoy in the winter months.

Learn how to make your own homemade apple cider vinegar with this easy fermentation recipe.

This old-fashioned applesauce cake is a delicious addition to your summer table. Made with simple ingredients like unsweetened applesauce, sugar, butter, and cinnamon it's an irresistible classic.

This incredibly simple pasta salad combines the flavors of juicy cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, and creamy mozzarella in a sweet balsamic dressing. It's a crowd pleaser and so easy to toss together in minutes!

Prepared with fresh chopped romaine and butter lettuces, spicy salami, bright cucumber, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, red onion, chickpeas, and farro this salad is a true Mediterranean-inspired fresh summer delight!

On a hot summer day, there’s nothing more refreshing than a juicy watermelon. This watermelon salad is absolutely rejuvenating with sweet juicy watermelon, crisp cucumber, tangy feta cheese, and the fresh mint! It's the perfect potluck recipe to share with the people you love on a hot, sunny day.

If you love making homemade ice cream, then you will love this incredibly easy summer frozen dessert recipe! This Mulberry Ice Cream recipe is sweet and creamy, made with fresh mulberries and the simplest ingredients. Mulberries are a wonderful foraged fruit harvested in the summer months that are high in antioxidants. They are also an incredible plant dye, turning this ice cream bright purple naturally!