Preserving Food

Tigress has a brand new facebook page! (plus bribes!)

Let me start this off by saying that this is rather embarrassing. some of you may remember about a year ago, when i changed...

Carrots In The Jar With Acid

First you need to click on this link get the melody in your head and continue: Picture yourself in a jar underwater with salt, herbs and...

Spring Turnip Pickle

Even though we're basically farmers ourselves I can't help but go to area farmers markets whenever I can. That is the one consolation prize...

Raspberry rose jam

There's a general consensus between a group of my favorite jammers and i that if ever you come upon a stash of raspberries it's...

Fermenting chiles

These may look innocent enough to you but that's because your eyes aren't watering from the heat. If you're a chile head like me, or...

Sweet tomato ketchup

Remember this? after two long weeks in LIC i got back to my little plot of heaven up in the berkshires only to find an onslaught of these: the way...

Lime on lime shred marmalade

These crinkly little critters are not the loveliest things i've ever set eyes on. infact they never were quite ready for their close up. that...

Roast the toast: rhubarb & apple butter pandowdy

Perhaps you've noticed by now that i have a thing for old-fashioned fruit desserts? yeah, i kinda do. here's how this one came about: the...

My Favorite Preserved Lemons

I can't possibly go through a citrus season without making a batch of these. And you shouldn't either. I know everybody does the kind with...

North Indian Lime Pickle

During citrus season i become a pickle making machine. i know marmalade is the flavor of the month for most, but my year’s meals...