peach jam with crystallized ginger
i’ve been keeping a little secret from you. i didn’t mean to, but the thought of blogging about this process seemed somewhat daunting to me. i’ve been making jam. lots of jam. some good, some...
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i have been busy. back to school, camping trip, wedding anniversary, family trip, H1N1 (not me, but the kids i care for), UT football…you get the picture. until i have a few seconds to write a post,...
View Articlecranberry buttermilk cake!
i just knew when i eyed this recipe for buttermilk cake in gourmet magazine (sniff!) this past summer that i would want to make it all year long with every available seasonal berry or fruit. first i...
View Articlebrrrr…! hearty lentil stew with elgin hot smoked sausage
it seems that old man winter has stretched his long, cold and sinewy fingers out to touch just about every corner of the country right now. here in central texas, we are the first to tell you we are...
View Articlepomme d’amour chicken fricassee
ok folks, valentines day is almost at hand. we all know the ol’ this is a farce of a holiday made up by the folks at hallmark business. but i would wager to say that they were not the first, nor will...
View Articleleek potato soup
there is nothing like a bowl of soup to bring a complicated life to a screeching halt. not sure about where you live, but ’round these parts, we have about 3 weeks in the spring to sit outside and...
View Articleagarita jelly
you know that saying ‘well, it’s five o’clock somewhere”? i am going to try to weave it into this post to convince you that i have made the deadline for this month’s can jam. but i really have....
View Articleapple hatch pepper chutney
i love, love, love the sweet and heat that happens when fruit and chiles meet. and since chiles are on the menu for this month’s tigress can jam, they simply had to go the way of sweet and heat as far...
View Articlenovember can jam!
how honored i was to be asked by the tigress herself to choose the secret ingredient for the november can jam. what a great month/time of year for canning – such transition! here in texas, we can be...
View Articlepear jam with fresh sage & honey
oh my, i almost missed my own can jam selection month! it seems that fall is almost everyone’s favorite time of year by the response to the november selection of fall only type fruits like apple,...
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