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Carrot Spears with Chervil

Let me start by saying these are refrigerator pickles, otherwise known as quick pickles, which means there is no canning or water boiling involved....

Kimchi Primer

If you were hanging around here last weekend, then you may know that I harvested a lot of Napa cabbage, for what has become...

Plum Noir Jam

Plum Noir Jam Yield: approximately 4 pints 4 lbs. dark plums 3 bay leaves 10 black peppercorns 4 green cardamom pods 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds 1/2 cup water juice of one lemon 5...

Spring Things

It's springing around here! The coyotes are howling at night. The garlic is popping; the rhubarb...forgettaboutit! The blueberry frame's shoulder is broken. The wicked winter...

Preserved Lemons of the Maghreb

By now most of you that have spent anytime around here at all know I have a thing for Indian lemon pickle. Those fine specimens...

Chewy Spicy (Dried Fruit) Chutney

I remember a more innocent time when I said I didn't like garlic with fruit. And then another time when I confessed I wasn't a...

Lemon Basil Nectarine Preserves

Whoa! It's been a whirlwind of a month! I've been busier than I've ever been. I won't go into details but if a picture...

5 Spice Kumquat Chutney

Kumquats always make me think of places far, far, east – places I've never been. Chinese 5 spice powder, or some variation of it,...

Rhubarb Krack

Yes I did think twice about calling this monster, and hence this post, rhubarb krack. In fact, at first type I had the old-fashioned...

Nectarine Preserves With Summer Savory & White Pepper

I've got a confession to make. I'm a butt girl. That's right. The juicier the better. ...peachy little butts that is. I'm not picky...