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Apple Butter Muffins

By Eliot, on November 21st, 2014%

Here is an easy muffin recipe to throw together for a holiday breakfast or brunch. . . . → Read More: Apple Butter Muffins

Ginger-Peach Jam (Freezer Version and Traditional)

By Eliot, on September 2nd, 2014%

I must praise the book my mom got me for an uber early birthday: The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. For more information and praises on this book, click here for an earlier post.

Since work is still super busy, I am pulling this draft out of the archives from peach season . . . → Read More: Ginger-Peach Jam (Freezer Version and Traditional)

Tomato Jam

By Eliot, on August 23rd, 2014%

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 . . . → Read More: Tomato Jam

The Gift of Jam and Cake

By Eliot, on November 21st, 2013%

What would be the better gift? Cake or jam or both? . . . → Read More: The Gift of Jam and Cake

Spiced Peach Jam with Brandy

By Eliot, on August 22nd, 2013%

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

Blackberry-Lime Jam

By Eliot, on July 11th, 2013%

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.

This was the last of our 16 quarts of berries (and a lime thrown in for a prop.)

. . . → Read More: Blackberry-Lime Jam

Blackberry-Port Jam

By Eliot, on July 9th, 2013%

Local blackberries are ready for the picking. . . . → Read More: Blackberry-Port Jam

Balsamic-Cinnamon Blueberry Jam

By Eliot, on June 13th, 2013%

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. . . . → Read More: Balsamic-Cinnamon Blueberry Jam

Blackberry Jam Dressing with Basil

By Eliot, on June 4th, 2013%

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 . . . → Read More: Blackberry Jam Dressing with Basil

Coconut Macaroon Tartlets with Peach Honey Filling and a Chocolate Drizzle

By Eliot, on May 26th, 2013%

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