Jam for donuts and jam for sale! and Rhubarb Vanilla Bean Jam recipe
You know when there’s so much change happening at once you kind of stand still in the whirlwind, unable to make decisions or even to move? I feel like this. If I don’t plunge forward I’ll never know...
View ArticleThe other Blog!
Have you all checked out my other blog, subRural alchemy ? PLEASE do! I write about gardens and chickens, food and crafts! Basically how to live a more intentional, homemade life in the ‘burbs. This...
View ArticleMake Jam and release your creative inner self
I have been making jam (and other goodies) for few years now. I’ve made more jam than I care to recount (though I can tell you I’ve made about 200 jars in the last 6 weeks alone). I once took …...
View ArticlePeach Mostarda and Canbassadorship
I was asked by the Northwest Cherries and Washington State Fruit Commission if I’d like to participate in their ‘Canbassador’ program to help them promote food preservation through their website Sweet...
View ArticleSpicy Pickled Nectarines
Since Washington State Fruit Commission and Northwest Cherries were kind enough to send me a case of peaches and nectarines, I decided I would create two recipes, one for each fruit. It’s all part of...
View Articleafter canning safety
See this? These are jars of Roast Tomato soup that I pressure canned yesterday. Or as I like to write PrEsSuRe canned, because I get a little antsy waiting for the steam to vent and pressure to build...
View ArticleComing Soon…. Membrillo Paste
Hurricane or not I had Quince very ripe waiting patiently in a big bowl on the counter (and in a bag on the floor). A half bushel to be precise. That’s over 20 lbs of Quince. I have 2 plans … Continue...
View ArticleMembrillo Paste {after a hurricane}
I could call this Hurricane Sandy Membrillo. This devastating hurricane that left so many homeless, unemployed, hungry, cold. Changed. Sort of in limbo for the first few days after, in shock here in...
View ArticleBlood Orange and Meyer Lemon Marmalade
Oh my. It’s been HOW long since I’ve paid attention to this blog? I have been so busy working on gluten free recipes, I really need to get all this info together in one place! Never mind that, now...
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