Preserving Food

Sweet tomato ketchup

Remember this? after two long weeks in LIC i got back to my little plot of heaven up in the berkshires only to find an onslaught of these: the way...

Lime on lime shred marmalade

These crinkly little critters are not the loveliest things i've ever set eyes on. infact they never were quite ready for their close up. that...

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...

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 my fave preserving and DIY books of 2011 that I decided to have a big...

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...