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 […]
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… […]
Peach “Marmalade” with Rose Geranium
Our neighborhood elementary school has vegetable, flower and herb gardens that are used as a hands-on learning experience for students. […]
Paper Chef: Nectarine Upside-Down Cake with Green Tea Ice Cream
With the ingredients nectarines, cornmeal, almonds and green tea for this month’s Paper Chef, I immediately thought of an upside-down […]
Plum Sorbet with Ginger and Cardamom
I was listening to A Splendid Table on NPR while driving between farm and farmers market a couple of Saturdays […]
Peach and Raspberry Sorbet
This is like the famous dessert Peach Melba but without the ice cream. “Peach Melba” was invented by Auguste Escoffier […]
Ginger Squash Soup with Mango-Kumquat Jam
Winter squash keeps so well over the (duh) winter season that I am still using very well preserved squashes that […]
Dark Days Last Course: Sorbet and Ice Cream from the Pantry
I know the dark days are over when I can pick fresh mint from my garden to garnish the ice […]
Spiced Mangoes
These mango slices resemble peaches in appearance but have a denser (and less mealy) consistency. Lightly spiced with cloves, allspice, […]
Mango Rum Sorbet with Toasted Pistachios
With abundant organic “Champagne” mangoes in the market, I couldn’t resist another mango sorbet. Certain sorbets tend to get icy, […]
Cardamom Quick Bread Two Ways: with Mangoes and Pears
Cardamom seed pods, lightly crushed with the side of a knife (like peeling garlic) reveal a bunch of little black […]
Crock of Ages: Confiture des Vieux Garçons
Tigress started it. She posted a picture of her new preserving pot – a crock like the one I used […]
Asian-inspired Plum Sauce
I’m really happy with my first pass at a plum sauce: slightly sweet and sour, with a tang from the […]
Plum Jam with Tonka Bean
Call out the drupes! I was excited to see stone fruit as the topic of Tigress’s September Can Jam. Stone […]
PROSPECT THE PANTRY 