Canning with The Diva!™

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 nutritio...

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 ...

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...

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 unsa...

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 ...

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 reci...

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 yo...

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 ...

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 c...

In this fun episode, Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, shares with listeners three delicious peach canning recipes so you may preserve fresh peaches. Whether you wish to preserve peach slices in a light syrup, a chutney or a simple jam, this episode has it all.Diane will share with you the ingredients and steps used to create Lazy Peaches which retain the nutrients and colors from leaving the peach peel intact. She will also share her Ginger Peach Chutney recipe which boasts amazing flavor ...

The Canning Diva® is so excited to be back in the studio recording for her listeners! In this episode she shares an update on her personal life, her mom’s health, the launch of her new online Canning University and shares two delicious recipes to remedy the recent “Peppergate” issue many gardeners across America have faced this growing season.Learn how to create and preserve Sweet Pickle Relish using cucumbers and sweet peppers and Pickled Banana Peppers in this informative episode. Diane wil...

In this fun episode, The Canning Diva® shares the nutritional aspects of canning carrots and provides listeners with three easy ways to preserve carrots in jars. Whether you grow your own or use store-bought carrots, her simple and delicious home canned Carrot Soup recipe makes for a quick, healthy lunch or the perfect solution to help ward off the cold and flu bug with a much-needed vitamin boost. This episode will help you create and preserve a healthy side dish, a crunchy snack, and a...

Gain knowledge and instruction in this informative podcast with The Canning Diva®. In this episode, Diane shares with listeners the instructions and steps to safely preserve beans and legumes in Mason jars for long-term storage. Having home canned, ready-to-eat beans in your pantry is an economical way to ensure protein is part of your food storage plan. Canning dried beans also saves you time in the kitchen from having to pre-soak dried beans to quicken cooking time. Lastly, learning ho...

The Canning Diva® gives listeners tips and instructions to safely preserve sweet potatoes in a jar. Take advantage of seasonal savings at your local grocer and get these beauts in a glass jar today! Plus, she shares with you a variety of ways to enjoy cooking your home canned sweet potatoes and gives you an ingredient tip on how to candy sweet potatoes in a jar for later use.Tune into the last episode in 2022! Looking forward to creating Season 3 for 2023!Happy Canning everyone~xox...

The Canning Diva® shares with listeners how to safely preserve ground beef in jars for long-term storage. Whether you buy, raise or grind your own beef roasts, having ground beef handy makes meal preparation easier and faster. The same rings true having pre-cooked ground beef in a jar on your pantry shelf which is a benefit of home canning. Home canning ground beef also saves valuable freezer space. Use these simple instructions to preserve ground beef making it shelf-stable for up to fi...

The Elderberry is used to make wine, jam, syrup and even pie filling! IT has been known to help medicinally by supporting the immune system and having antiviral and anti-inflammatory benefits - specifically the Sambucus Nigra variety. Diane, The Canning Diva®, shares with listeners vital information on how to safely use elderberries as well as how to make and can Elderberry Syrup. Listeners may also reap the benefits of learning how to cold preserve a beneficial Elderberry Tonic recipe u...

This delicious soup is one of The Diva’s favorites to enjoy during the cold winter months. It has an array of proteins and fresh vegetables so you may give your family a healthy, filling meal in minutes. Serve the soup with a slice of hot-from-the-oven beer bread or with a handful of oyster crackers.Tune into this episode and learn how to make this amazing soup with The Canning Diva®. She shares with listeners the step-by-step method to creating and preserving Sausage and Bean Soup in a jar. ...

The Canning Diva® shares with listeners 5 helpful tips so canners, new and old, may purchase the pressure canner perfect for their needs and their budget. Diane explores the variety of options, discusses yield and output, shares with listeners costs and availability and even provides listeners with what has worked well for her in her home kitchen.Diane, The Canning Diva®, takes this episode a step further to really get listeners thinking about their home, their stovetop, their goals and so mu...

In this episode, The Canning Diva® shares how the Presto Precise® Digital Pressure Canner has changed the way she preserves low acid foods. She gives listeners the skinny on how to incorporate this amazing appliance into your everyday life so you may preserve low acid foods on the regular. She takes you through the simple steps to use it and compares it to the traditional stovetop canners. While this amazing invention will never replace traditional stovetop pressure canning, it truly is ...

With countless tomato varieties available today, it is often difficult for new canners to know which to use in home canning. In this episode, The Canning Diva®, shares her tips helping listeners determine which tomato is right for their home canning uses. Learn the many uses for the plumb, or Roma, tomato and the ways in which she maximized 8 bushels of canning, or Beefsteak, tomatoes with ease. Also in this episode, she will share blanching techniques, pressure canning tips and will giv...

Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva® , takes another fun dive into freeze drying with guest, Lorrie Reminga. In this episode, they dive a bit deeper into some of the nuances of freeze drying. Lorrie shares tips on how to properly preserve your freeze dried foods and discusses the various accessories and trays that have helped along the way. They also dive into pre-freezing space and storage containers, how to use your freeze dryer to vacuum seal Mason jars as well as how to tell when your...

Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, changes things up a bit in this informative episode with guest, Lorrie Reminga. Lorrie shares with listeners her experience with a Harvest Right freeze dryer, giving insight into how it works, the fun foods you can freeze dry, the costs involved and so much more! The Canning Diva® also shares the many benefits to freeze drying foods, its nutritional value when doing so and its amazing shelf-life! Support the showFor more information and delicious canni...

In this exciting episode, The Canning Diva dives into the art and craft of pickling as a means of food preservation. She will break down the science and the math in the required brine ratio to take low acid food and create a high acid environment. She dives into the reasoning and methodology behind the art of pickling and how to properly raw pack jars to maximize your yield. Diane, The Canning Diva, gives listeners two delicious canning recipes; Pickled Garlic Cloves which uses wine as t...

In this episode, The Canning Diva® teaches listeners various tips and what to store long-term as you build your food supply, including medicinal items and emergency essentials to productively round out your pantry. Preparedness isn’t just for preppers – it’s for everyone!Why Stock Your Pantry Now?A disaster is relative to you. It is what hits you personally and financially. A disaster could be the loss of income, a death in the family, an accident or personal injury. Other disasters may of a ...

In this fun informational episode, The Canning Diva® explains her canning technique called, Raw Stacking. She gives listeners the Top 5 Advantages of raw stacking a canning recipe, shares how to use your frozen vegetables and meats, gives detailed information when using dried beans when raw stacking and shares why certain recipes may not be best suited to raw stack. Diane, The Canning Diva®, also gives listeners the instructions and ingredient measurements to create her Irish Bean & ...

As a trailer to The Canning Diva®’s previous episode, Economical Canning Recipes During Inflation, Diane wanted to dive a bit deeper in this episode so you may learn how to safely preserve chicken in a jar for long-term food storage. With the increase in overall food costs affecting consumers, we see a drastic 8.5% increase in the cost of chicken and poultry. Before costs get even higher, The Canning Diva® shares seven important tips to help you get the most out of every jar while also p...

With the cost of food increasing and farmers recently on the news warning us there is going to be a food crisis come Summer 2022, not to mention the news reporting the State of Michigan will face planned power outages, it is imperative we have ready-to-eat food in jars on our pantry shelves. Diane, The Canning Diva®, shares with you some of her canning recipes to help you and your family sustain during hard times.Learn how to create a variety of meats, soups and stews in this episode, such as...

Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, shares what she has learned about her overall pantry supply after being faced with a disaster lasting more than six weeks. After breaking her ankle, having surgery and going through recovery, it has really forced The Canning Diva to look at her personal food preserves in a whole new light! In today’s episode, she will share with you some of her recent discoveries in hopes to get listeners to really think deeper about the recipes and food types they’ll ...

In this episode, The Canning Diva® shares three preservation methods for fresh mint. She gives you the recipe and technique to preserve Mint Jelly in a jar, how to dehydrate mint leaves and a recipe to create delicious mint tea with citrus zest. Lastly, she shares with listeners how to use the steeped mint leaves in a delicious Pesto Sauce. The Canning Diva® also shares some herb gardening tips and ways to use herbs in your recipe creations.Support the showFor more information and delicious c...

Are you ready to begin home canning but are unsure what is needed to start?In this episode, Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva, shares her list of canning essentials she uses in her home kitchen, making the canning experience safe and efficient. These cost effective solutions will help you remain safe while working around high temperatures and glass jars and will ensure your efforts are efficient so you may put up as many jars as possible. This episode is a great place to start if you are...

In this episode The Canning Diva® shares the Top 5 Reasons why it is important to learn how to dehydrate foods. She shares efficient and easy ways to maximize your food preservation efforts and ensure you have a well rounded food supply in the event of a disaster or economic downturn. Diane, The Canning Diva®, breaks down the 4 Key Factors required to safely dehydrate foods - Time, Temperature, Air Speed and Raw Food Preparation. And, most importantly she shares proper storage tips and e...

With the holidays around the corner, learn how to preserve delicious and visually appealing gifts to give this Thanksgiving and Christmas season. The Canning Diva will teach you how to use cranberries and apples, a seasonal favorite, in recipes to preserve and share throughout the holidays as well as use for fun gift ideas any time of the year. The recipes The Canning Diva will teach you how to preserve in today's segment are Cranberry-Apple JamCinnamon Apple Rings Blueberry Pancake...

In this episode, The Canning Diva teaches you how to home can Chicken Soup to help ward off seasonal crud so you may stay healthy all winter long. Also known as Nature’s Penicillin, The Canning Diva shares the many healthy benefits of consuming Chicken Soup and the soup's amazing history so listeners may feel confident storing this natural remedy in a jar long-term. Diane will also share with you a variety of ingredient substitutions so you may create the soup according to your tas...

In this informative episode, The Canning Diva® shares safe thickening agents for use when home canning a variety of recipes. Thickeners like pectin and ClearJel®, also known as Canning Gel, are safe and effective as are various foods like finely chopped apples. With each natural thickening option, Diane shares a delicious canning recipe. She also dives into the chemical make-up of each thickener as well as its best uses, so you may decide what is best and most effective when canning in your h...

I just love a good, hearty soup, especially in the winter months and even more so in early spring when it’s gloomy, dark and rainy. In this episode, Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, shares her authentic recipe which boasts a true Tex-Mex flavor. With several fun ingredients like black beans, dried árbol peppers, green chilies and cumin this delicious soup will sure to please. She gives listeners step-by-step instructions, provides ingredient variations and shares pressure canning tips to h...

Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, takes to the air waves the answers to those canning questions burning on canners minds. Using her website and social media to gather questions, The Canning Diva shares detailed answers to questions like, “What is Canning Gel?”, “Why are my jars covered in a white film after processing?”, and “How do I adjust the processing time or psi if I live in a different elevation?”. Whether you are new to canning or have been canning for seasons, this episode div...

In the episode, Diane, The Canning Diva® shares with you valuable information about the fermentation process, its many health benefits and gives listeners an easy recipe using green cabbage. Home canning offers several ways to use natural fermentation, which is different from pickling. Fermentation is one of the simplest methods of preserving food and has the added benefit of making the food more nutritious. Learn how to create sauerkraut in a jar using cold storage so you may enjoy it in mea...

Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva® , is working hard to give you all immune boosting recipes to help you throughout this cold and flu season - no matter where you are in tuning in from across the world. Canners everywhere are working hard to have healthy meals and foods in a jar to get them throughout each month, especially in the winter. Ginger has been used for thousands of years for the treatment of numerous ailments, such as colds, nausea, arthritis, migraines, asthma, diabetes...

Fellow Canners, we are in the midst of the cold-and-flu season and many areas of the world are still working to combat COVID-19. In this, and several upcoming episodes, my goal is to give you immune-boosting recipes you may create and preserve in a jar. It is imperative we do all we can to keep our immune systems balanced and give our bodies the support they need when fighting off bacteria and viruses. In today’s episode we are going to focus on the vital micronutrients of asparagus. Asparagu...

Author of The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning, Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, shares her top ten rules of pressure canning helping listeners stay safe in the kitchen and conquer their fears of using a pressure canner. In this episode, The Canning Diva® will also provide you with several valuable tips for successful pressure canning of low acid foods. Learn how to safely and confidently pressure can food in jars so you may have soups, stews, meat, meals-in-a-jar and more on your pantry...

Although pumpkin and squash last for months in dry storage, preserving their freshness in a jar will ensure you may enjoy them well into next spring and summer! Having home canned pumpkin is a great alternative to store bought. In this episode, The Canning Diva® shares prepping and canning techniques to help you easily peel and cut pumpkins, squash and gourds and gives you safe canning advice. She also shares with you a popular recipe from her cookbook, The Complete Guide to Pressure Ca...

Diane Devereaux, The Canning Diva®, dives into canning wild game in this informative episode of Canning with The Diva!™. She shares a variety of reasons why consuming venison is far better than beef, how to properly prepare your venison for cooking and canning, shares some math and techniques to help you plan your canning yield and gives listeners a delicious recipe to preserve in a jar, Venison Steak Diane.Support the showFor more information and delicious canning and dehydrating recipes, vi...

While the Internet and social media are wonderful tools we all use in our everyday lives, they also give many the platform to share misinformation and create a stressful environment filled with contempt. I am sure we have all experienced this stress at one time or another, especially in canning groups administrated by uneducated amateurs who proclaim to be experts. There is nothing worse than a keyboard warrior in a canning group who possesses limited knowledge of the bacterium, wieldin...

In this episode, The Canning Diva® shares a very easy pressure canning recipe so you may preserve these beauties in a jar. Once in a jar, The Canning Diva® shares two easy recipes so you may learn how to create and bake a Sweet Potato Pie and a popular side dish, Creamed Sweet Potatoes & Sage, using your home canned sweet potatoes.Sweet potatoes have many health benefits and are jam-packed with nutrients. Sweet potatoes are known to help manage diabetes, prevent Vitamin A deficiency and c...

Thanksgiving comes but once a year, but wouldn't it be nice to enjoy those nostalgic flavors anytime you want, without all the lengthy prep-work? In this episode Diane, The Canning Diva®, teaches you how to preserve some of your Thanksgiving leftovers and gives listeners money-saving tips by incorporating home canning into your holiday food planning, shopping and meal-prep. The Canning Diva® will walk you through these four (4) Thanksgiving-inspired recipes and share fun tips and techniq...

I am so excited to relaunch my podcast, Canning with The Diva!™, greatly expanding upon my time as a co-host on The Survival Mom Radio Network. Whether you are well versed in food preservation or new to the concept, my podcast series will remove the fear and give every listener the confidence to water bath, pressure can, dehydrate and so much more. The goal is to ensure you have a well-rounded food supply year-after-year. In this introduction episode, I give you a bit of insight into my ...