Cranberry Jam with Nuts and Ginger
The locavore in me leads to cranberries at this time of year. Scooped in bulk from cases in nearby farmers’ […]
Pickled Green Cherry Tomatoes and Pickled Tomatillos
Waste not, want not. Clean out the garden, fill the pantry. Here’s a great way to use green cherry tomatoes […]
Pickled Cauliflower, Carrots and Red Peppers
I couldn’t resist that big blowsy cauliflower at the farmer’s market. It made no sense to cart it home without […]
Pickled Peppers
This was the year of the pepper. I experimented with varieties we might want to grow in bulk in the […]
Jamming with Rosemary: Husk Cherry and Fig Preserves
Jamming with Rosemary is not a hipster jazz gig. It’s just my way of taking advantage of the season. Of […]
Pickled Sanditas à la Cornichon
Sanditas (“little watermelons” in Spanish) are also called Sandia de Ratón (“mouse melon”) or the unglamorous and misleading ”Mexican Sour […]
Peach and Citrus “Marmalade” with Rose Geranium
My love affair with rose-scented geraniums started a few years ago. A friend offered trimmings from her herb garden while […]
Peach Jam with Lemon Basil
I always think that peaches – like strawberries – need companions in their jam. I like to create a counterpoint […]
Nectarine Vanilla Jam
Jam made with nectarines is a favorite around here. It’s summer in a jar just as is, although the addition […]
Apricot and Red Raspberry Jam
For three weeks, I’ve gone to the farmers market muttering my annual “fil mish mish.” Literally, that means something like […]
Korean Summer Pickles: Cucumber & Chiles, plus Garlic Scapes
I got on a roll. With a bucket full of garlic scapes and one successful Korean pickle, I knew there […]
Fermented Garlic Scapes, Korean Style
It was quite by accident. Just when I thought I’d exhausted my repertoire of things to do with garlic scapes, […]
Sweet Cherry and Roasted Rhubarb Jam
Local cherry season is so fleeting that you can easily miss it. Every year, I pounce on the opportunity to […]
Strawberry and Roasted Rhubarb Jam and the Classic Version
After the classics come the varietals. For the first two weeks of strawberry season, I stock the pantry with the […]
Pickled Strawberries
I love a glut. When seasonal produce is plentiful, I experiment. For lots of confluent environmental reasons, this year’s organic […]
Winter Squash Preserves with Vanilla and Rum
I can’t wait for my youngest son’s new joke on me. He previously cracked up over my remark that I’d […]
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