Author Talk: Preserving the Seasons – The Art of Canning, Jamming, and More with Holly Capelle

Connect with your food like never before by diving into the art of preserving. In her new book, Preserving the Seasons, author and cook Holly Capelle offers a comprehensive guide to canning, jamming, infusing, drying, dehydrating, pickling, and more! Preserving the Seasons provides clear and safe best practices for preserving herbs, fruit, vegetables, and edible flowers.

Highlights include:

• 100+ recipes such as dry rubs, marinades,  and pie fillings that use what you’ve preserved.
• Expert tips and lists of equipment needed for each preserving method.
• Hundreds of full color photographs that guide and inspire.
• A comprehensive list of herbs for botanical teas and an exhaustive guide to edible flowers with preserving and usage notes. (Think: Compound butter! Cake decorations!)
• Original recipes for jams and jellies, such as Wild Violet Jelly and Spiced Raspberry Jam.
• Ideas for infusing salt, sugar, honey, oil, and vinegar to elevate cooking.
• A user-friendly index that quickly helps you find ways to preserve and enjoy your bounty.

About the Author: Holly Capelle is a passionate home cook, dedicated food preservationist, and advocate for sustainable living. She is the founder of @BigFamilyLiving, an online community for people who like to preserve, create, cook, and garden. With more than three decades of culinary experience, Holly Capelle has mastered the art of combining traditional preservation techniques with modern-day practicality. Together with her husband Kevin and their six children, she has transformed their suburban home in Portland, Oregon into a thriving mini-homestead, where they grow, harvest, and preserve their own food. Preserving the Seasons is her first book.

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