Tag: jam

Tomato Jam
We are picking tomatoes daily. Be prepared, dear reader, for lots of tomato recipe. I am going to start out with the best one ever: Tomato Jam. If you have a garden, visit farmers markets, or belong to a CSA, you must have this book: The Preservation Kitchen by Paul Virant.…

The Gift of Jam and Cake
What would be the better gift? Cake or jam or both?

Spiced Peach Jam with Brandy
Our white peaches ripened (along with all the grapes and a peck of cucumbers).

Blackberry-Lime Jam
I gave some blackberry jam to a friend and colleague for her birthday last year. She told me her husband paid this jam his best complement. “This is some damn fine jam.” I blushed. I have not posted the cooked version before but have blogged about the freezer jam version. Now I am…

Blackberry-Port Jam
Local blackberries are ready for the picking.

Balsamic-Cinnamon Blueberry Jam
I spent a Friday refreezing bulk blueberries (purchased in March from Bithell Farms). Fourteen pounds of Oregon blueberries had been languishing in the freezer in the original big plastic bag they had been delivered in. (I am such a slob, I didn’t even reseal the bag after breaking into the bounty after they were delivered. …

Blackberry Jam Dressing with Basil
The growing season is here. Yeah! I am ready for home grown veggies and fruit for salad. Unfortunately, all I have harvested so far is carrots, beets and a bit of lettuce. We did buy some peaches (allegedly from east Texas) during our recent trip to Houston. We are trying to eat them all but…

Coconut Macaroon Tartlets with Peach Honey Filling and a Chocolate Drizzle
A recipe inspired by this round’s Cook the Books pick, “The Color of Tea” by Hannah Tunnicliffe

Chocolate Pear Jam
Wow—doesn’t this sound delicious (and interesting)? This was one of the delicious chocolate-themed dishes that Chef Sarah made for us during our recent cooking class at The Canebrake. I have to say that we were not prepared for a jam. Truffles? Yes. Chocolate cups? Yes. Chocolate dipped strawberries? Yes. Chocolate jam? No. This was a…
