It’s marmalade time!
Lemon marmalade that is. For xmas presents. Peely. Choppy. Smooshy. Actually kinda bitter for my taste. But I think I know a few people who will be into it.
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Yesterday I woke up with a head cold. It was sad. But instead of lying under the covers all day, I invited Pantea over for a holiday cooking marathon. Xmas presents: check. Of course no holiday baking...
View ArticleCarrot Pickles
I’ve been fascinated by pickles for a while. Mostly because I don’t like them. But I feel like they’re a beautiful food craft that I appreciate, so there’s got to be a way to make pickles that I’m...
View ArticleStrawberry Jam
Aaaaah…my favorite part about summer fruit begins…jam. I was at the store to buy a pint of strawberries for my ice cream, and they had a whole flat for $3! So I couldn’t resist, since I’ve decided this...
View ArticleGinger Apricot Jam
Fruit anxiety. It hits me like a ton of bricks every year around this time. There’s just too much fruit: peaches, apricots, strawberries, cherries. I can’t eat it all, I can’t bake it all. So it’s time...
View ArticleRaspberry Jammin
Sometimes I just shouldn’t be allowed near the farmer’s market. Yesterday was so pretty and sunny, it made the raspberries so shiny and pink…how could anyone refuse buying a whole flat? I was so giggly...
View ArticleBlueberries!
They’re here! Have I mentioned lately that I have a thing for blueberries? Beautiful, blue, bloomy blueberries… This time of year I turn into a bit of a berry monster. The first couple weeks of berry...
View ArticleGrape Jelly
Every now and then a fruit just makes you stop and take notice. Such was the case with these grapes. Blueberry grapes they’re called, and they literally taste like bubblicious grape bubble gum. Popping...
View ArticleThe first jam of the summer
So you may have noticed that I’m not really cooking much these days. What can I say that I haven’t said in the last 4-5 posts? I miss cooking. I almost even miss stopping everyone from digging into...
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