Preserving Food

Homemade Feta

Some of you may remember my trip to Turkey last summer. I fell in love with the country, its people and their way of...

Gooseberry Chutney With Bengali Spice

I am going to start by saying this is not your typical English ‘bottled’ chutney. You’ll find no onions or garlic here. Standard English...

New England Apple Butter

Fall is the season of New England. There is no doubt about it in my book (blog?). It’s the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, pumpkins...

A Lot o’ New Preserving Books!

Not like we need another clue to show us we're on to somethin, but I just received an Amazon notice in my inbox telling...

Apple Pectin (& Confiture de Vieux Garçon)

Johnny Appleseed is my homey. Well, at least he would have been if I had lived in the 1700's. He was born in Massachusetts...

Saged Pear Butter

I've had a lot on my plate these past few weeks- I had 2 of these in 2 nights in nyc: Then I had 8...

Meyer lemon pickle with Indian

Meyer Lemon Pickle With Indian 5-spices Ingredients: 13 organic meyer lemons 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds 1 teaspoon...

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,...

Can Jam May Round-up: Rhubarb

It's here peeps! The canning season is officially on! It's a party! I for one am overjoyed at the hella lotta rhubarb recipes below. So...

Jam On It: Steamed Walnut Bread

There’s probably a few of you around here now privy to the fact that I love me an old-fashioned dessert. And I love me...