Mission Fig and Balsamic Jam Recipe
I remember my first encounter with figs. I was eight years old and thriving on “the grilled cheese diet”. My parents had taken my sisters and me out for breakfast at a place that specialized in homemade jams. Maybe it was the purple (my favorite) color, or perhaps my sisters dared me, but whatever the...
Garlic and Dill Pickle Recipe
I get it. Summer is <sigh> over. If I couldn’t tell by the changing leaves, I could certainly tell by the expression on people’s faces when I told them I was planning to pickle. As you must know, I’ve had an enormous obsession with canning this summer. I’m amazed at how easy it is to...
Canned Bing Cherries with Tarragon
I heart cherries. Sometimes I order a Manhattan at the bar just to get my cherry fix (and I always ask for extras – my record is ten). As you can imagine, August is one of my favorite months since there are fresh ripe cherries at every farmer’s market. Bing cherries are the most popular...
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Rhubarb Strawberry Preserves
When I go to the farmer’s market it’s usually with a shopping list in hand. When I leave the farmer’s market, however, I typically have about half of the items that were on my original list, plus about 2 bags stuffed with the freshest, tastiest-looking produce available that day. I’m not complaining – this is...
Blackberry Jelly Recipe
Blackberries, oh how I love thee. You look a bit like giant ants when you aren’t on your vine, but once inside my mouth you taste like sunshine. I sometimes like to eat you in the dead of winter to remind myself that there is a summer and it will be back……. someday. It was...
Red Pepper Jelly Recipe
On my list of things to learn next, in addition to another language, how to train Ollie not to bark, and propel my body into a yoga headstand without passing out – was jelly making. Like many great-grandmothers, mine perfected this technique. If I was going to become a great cook, I would need to...
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