Preserving Food

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...

Fermented Sriracha

It’s no secret i’m a hothead. i love me my chiles and those of you in more hot & dry climes may not know it,...

Carrots: buttered & jammed

I’ve found that canning in february has it’s perks…eventually. or, Eventually i found that canning in february has it’s perks. Basically what i’m sayin’ is;...

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 chutney...

Jam on it: shaker squash bread

You may have a bunch of these hangers-on from your summer garden that are just about ready to jump. or you might have been...