Filmishmish! Apricot-Vanilla Jam with Apricot Kernels
You think we’re getting apricots this year? Filmishmish! “In apricot season!” As they say in Egypt, slang for “wishful thinking.” […]
Pickled Sweet Cherries with Tarragon
I knew this would be brilliant. Tarragon was my go-to herb all spring, partly because my pot-full has been vigorous. […]
Elderflower Cordial
The smartest way to find out how to cook ingredients that frequent hedgerows, is to consult someone of authority from […]
Potted Rainier Cherries with Vanilla and Rum
The gorgeous Rainier Cherries that I picked last weekend at a local orchard begged for a light treatment. Their blushing […]
Preserved Spiced Cherries
Another in a series in which I comment on M.F.K. Fisher’s 1986 annotations of Catherine Plagemann’s 1967 Fine Preserving, layering […]
Sweet Hot Strawberry-Currant Jam
I have a thing for the combination of sweet and hot. For as much jamming as I do, you’d think […]
Strawberry Jam with Pinot Noir
I have an opinion about strawberry jam. No, actually, I have an attitude. I don’t like the old fashioned way […]
Preserving the Cherry Harvest: Cherry Vinegar Two Ways
Continuing a series of recipes for stocking your pantry full of cherries at the peak of the season… Reflections of […]
Preserving the Cherry Harvest: Pickling Cherries Two Ways
Continuing a series of recipes for stocking your pantry full of cherries at the peak of the season… Sour cherries […]
Preserving the Cherry Harvest: Sour Cherry Jam
The first in a series of recipes for stocking your pantry full of cherries at the peak of the season… […]
Roasted and Pickled Asparagus with Hard-boiled Quail Eggs
There’s something satisfying about bringing the year full circle in the continuum of field, kitchen and pantry. Here, the combination […]
Hakurei Turnips: A Salad, a Pickle and a Melange
Hakurei turnips are a sweet treat in the spring. Perfect white orbs, delicate in flavor, lend themselves to a raw […]
Chive Blossom Vinegar
A long row of magenta blossoms gently swaying in the breeze welcomes us back to the CSA in springtime. Like […]
Fruit Shandy in a Jar: Rhubarb-Beer Jam with Lemon
Christine Ferber is a genius and Paul Virant is one smart cookie for using her for inspiration. Every season, I […]
Waste Not Want Not: Pickled Chard Stems and a Bunch of Ways to Use Them
The weather turned reliably warm and my chard bolted. I don’t mean, found the door and vamoosed. I mean, developed […]
Sea Scallops with Orange “Aigre-doux” and Chives
I have a new favorite cookbook. Ha. I know I could say that every week. This new book of mine […]
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