Love Preserving Beet Greens & Basil Pesto – Recipe! February 13, 2017 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Beet Greens & Basil Pesto – Recipe! If you are looking for ideas about what to do with those beet greens that you are tearing off the top of your beets and tossing in the trash, Beet Greens & Basil Pesto is the answer. This pesto recipe has a slightly tart bite and rich umami flavor that is great when tossed with […] Read more » Beet Greens & Basil Pesto - Recipe! Beet Greens Recipe Best Pesto Recipe cooking with Gena Bell Pesto Recipe Preserving Basil
Food Love Preserving Salads Pickled Beets, Avocado & Feta Salad – Recipe! March 14, 2016 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Beets are the bulb portion of the beetroot that is often boiled, steamed, roasted or sliced raw. The outer leaves of the beetroot, beet greens, can be eaten as well and are mild in flavor, especially when sauteed in a little olive oil. Beets are quite popular in salads, but I thought we could add […] Read more » Avocado & Feta Salad - Recipe! Beet Recipes cooking with Gena Bell How to Pickle Beets Pickled Beet Pickled Beets Recipe Roasted Beet Recipes Salad Recipes
Love Preserving Pickled Jalapenos – Recipe! August 21, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Pickled Jalapenos – Recipe! Pickling is a fun summer activity to do with kids or other family members. If you don’t have a garden, head to your local farmers market and wait until the end and negotiate on a few pounds of vegetables to pickle like cucumbers, cauliflower, onions and my favorite – peppers. Farmers will usually lower the […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell How To Pickle Jalapenos Jalapeno Recipes Pepper Recipes Pickled Jalapenos - Recipe! Pickling Recipes
Love Preserving Summer Tomato Salsa – Recipe! July 26, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Being born and raised in Southern California you are exposed to enormous amounts of salsa. It is almost like it is in your blood because of the volumes consumed on a regular basis. In our house, we always have salsa in the refrigerator, and I just love to eat it traditionally with tortilla chips, or […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Fresh Summer Salsa - Recipe! How to Make Fresh Salsa Mexican Food Recipes Salsa Recipes Summer Tomato Recipes
Love Preserving Green Tomato Jam – Recipe! July 15, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment My yard is filling up with tomatoes as we speak and during the summer months I do a lot of preserving. This year I planted some heirloom Tiger Stripe Green Tomatoes that are lovely to look at and lusciously sweet. I love the darker bold stripes mixed with the lime green base, they make me […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell Green Tomato Jam - Recipe! How to Make Tomato Jam Jam Recipes Summer Jam Recipes Tomato Jam Recipe
Love Preserving Bourbon Pomegranate Soaked Cherries – Recipe! July 7, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 2 Comments on Bourbon Pomegranate Soaked Cherries – Recipe! Tis’ the season to preserve fresh fruit. If you are anything like me, in the summer I tend to have a lot of extra fruit around my house. I grow some fruit in my yard, but I also buy fresh fruit at the farmer’s markets and groceries stores because I just love summer fruit. I […] Read more » Bourbon Pomegranate Soaked Cherries - Recipe! Bourbon Recipes Bourbon Soaked Cherries Recipe cooking with Gena Bell Fresh Cherry Recipes How to Make Bourbon Soaked Cherries
Love Preserving Loquat Freezer Jam – Recipe! April 22, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 2 Comments on Loquat Freezer Jam – Recipe! Loquats, native to China, are a tangy yellowish-orange fruit found in warm areas of the United States including California, Texas and Southern Georgia. The trees can grow as high as thirty three feet, but most Loquat trees are much smaller. In Mexico, they call the loquat, misperos and it is used on the alter to […] Read more » cooking with Gena Bell How to Make Jam Jam Recipes Loquat Freezer Jam - Recipe! Loquat Jam Recipe Spring Jam Recipes What to do with Loquats
Love Preserving Sweet & Savory Fig Jam Recipe August 17, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Sweet & Savory Fig Jam Recipe I have an amazing fig tree and this time of year it is filled with figs. I have a bit of a challenge because I am always trying to race to get the figs before the birds do. For the most part, I win even if I have to pick them a little early and […] Read more » Cooking with Fresh Figs cooking with Gena Bell Fig Jam Appetizers Fig Recipes Fresh Fig Recipes How to Cook with Fresh Figs Sweet & Savory Fig Jam Recipe
Love Preserving Canning Summer Tomatoes October 3, 2012 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment It was time for my annual sauce canning project, so I went down to the local farmer at the farmer’s market and negotiated a good deal on a case of tomatoes. With a quick conversation and a little cash, I was on my way home with 35 pounds of tomatoes give or take. Canning tomatoes is an […] Read more » canning tomatoes fresh summer tomatoes how to can tomatoes preserving tomatoes
