Preserving Food

Lavender Rhubarb Jam

I love lavender I mean c'mon - who doesn't love lavender? That's why I'll be sharing with you this lavender rhubarb jam recipe. I am...

Cool Cukes: Quick & Easy Ferments

It's been one of those summers. One of those that happens more and more frequently. Fall is falling before summer even sums. If you know...

Tigress’ Best Books of 2011

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...

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...

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...

Shallot Pie

The holiday season is in full swing and I've been feeling kinda generous. (Have you noticed?) I mean, perfect pie crust over there, fried...

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...

Preserving Herbs: Favorite Books

For those of you following along with the great can jam, you know that the food in focus for this month is herbs. You know what...

Lemon Squash Jam

I have a confession to make. Even though I grow a lotta cucurbits, I don't grow these: I used to grow them. But to be...

Carrots: Buttered & Jammed

  So I'm there with my 5 lb. bag of carrots thumbing though a myriad of canning books looking for something to get excited about...