Preserving Food
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...
Preserving Food
Raspberry Rose Jam
Raspberry Rose Jam
2 & 3/4 pounds raspberries (organic if you can)
3 & 3/4 cups sugar
juice of one medium lemon
1 & 1/2 ounces rose water
1/2 pint or smaller...
Preserving Food
Can Amongst Yourselves
It’s true confession time. I haven’t canned a damn thing since I put a bunch of rhubarb in jars back in early June. There,...
Preserving Food
Whole Pickled Blueberries
Did you ever wish a blueberry was a tomato? Probably not. Perhaps if you’ve had to become as familiar with late season blight as...
Preserving Food
Sweet n’ Spicy Lemon Pickle
Not all pickles have vinegar in them. That may be a surprise to some of you, and for sure a lot of pickles have...
Dessert
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.
Rhubarb is something I am never in...
Preserving Food
Quince in Rose Syrup
I wanted to preserve the wonderfully alluring nature of quince to enjoy throughout the year without a whole heck-of-a-lot of embellishment. I looked to...
Preserving Food
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...
Preserving Food
Turkish Fermented Cabbage
Remember that heatwave we were having a couple of weeks ago? 95 degrees in New England. Of course my early cabbage decided to sing...
Preserving Food
Off My Larder Shelf: Put ‘Em Up! Fruit
Here in the northeast, I like to think of this time of year as almost summer. Because even if I'm wearing a scarf when...