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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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
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...
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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...
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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...