Preserving Food

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. here's how this one came about: the...

Quick Kohlrabi Pickles

Just when i felt the need to confess my lack of jar filling over the past few weeks over here i had an epiphany in...

Chatelaine Revival!

Originating in the 18th century, the term chatelaine meant a chain or clasp which held all manner of useful objects, most importantly the keys...

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...

Tigress’ best books of 2011 & a holiday give-away + cookie party on facebook!

I've been so excited about my holiday list of fave preserving and d.i.y books of 2011 that i decided to have a big ole'...

Taking & making stock

Maybe it's my utilitarian bent, but there's something i find exhilarating about 'cleaning up the garden' right around the break of fall. On a good...

Can jam December round-up: dried fruit

photo what julia ate First i want to send a big wet furry tigress kiss (ewwww!) to everyone that participated in the great can jam of...

Gingery rhubarb chutney

Believe it or not, i have met a lot of chutneys i didn't like. But this isn't one of them. I was lucky enough...

Rhubeena

Yes, i'm still workin' on preserving all that rhubarb... This is a new one for me and i'm quite excited about it. i was...

Oven roasted tomatoes with Turkish spices

Yes, yes, I’m still alive! It’s been over two months since last we spoke and there’s really nothing to say other than, when you...