Preserving Food
Quince & Cranberry Holiday Preserves
Remember that red stuff in a can that added sour-sweetness to the turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes? Of course you do. This could most...
Preserving Food
Kimchi Steamed Buns
I admit, I have a bit of a steamed bun addiction. And if truth be told, I lived off of them for years when...
Dessert
Strawberry Ice cream
If you happened to be following what I've dubbed 'the butter chronicles' over here, then you know that there's a lotta bright and deep...
Dessert
Nigel’s Gooseberry Pie
There’s really only one reason in my book (blog?) to grow gooseberries. Sure, jam is nice, but the reason I brought my three little...
Preserving Food
Pickling Carrots Safely
What can I do to insure that the carrots' hot water bath process does not kill me or my loved ones?
There's exactly two things...
Preserving Food
Chatelaine Revival!
Originating in the 18th century, the term chatelaine meant a chain or clasp which held useful objects, most importantly the keys to the castle....
Preserving Food
Salt & Pepper Preserved Kumquats
This is so simply a play on the ubiquitous preserved lemons. Those same preserved lemons that I rinse, chop, and throw on everything with...
Preserving Food
Rhubarb & Shrunken Strawberry Head Jam
Yeah I know as well as you do that strawberries don't have heads but I can call it that if I want. Why? Because...
Preserving Food
Onions Limone Chutney
Let me tell ya the story about onions limone. Ya see, onions was a big talker. Until one day, the boss told me to...
Preserving Food
Spicy Pickled Green Beans
I know, I know. Everyone’s doing it. Dilly beans, dilly beans, dilly beans…who can complain about these garden stalwarts?
Look, it’s a massacre over here....