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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....

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...

Homemade Yogurt

For the past two weeks I can't say I haven't thought about you. I have been eating a lot. Turkey, hell, probably the entire...

Preserving Herbs: Favorite Books

For those of you following along with the great can jam, you know that the food in focus for this month is herbs. You know what...

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,...

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...