Eliot's Eats

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Category: Cookbook Review

  • Tomato 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.…

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  • Marinated Cheese in a Jar

    Marinated Cheese in a Jar

    I saw this technique in the March 2013 issue of Sunset and loved the idea.  This recipe is attributed to David Tanis (a Chez Panisse alum) from his cookbook One Good Dish:   The Pleasures of a Simple Meal. I perused through this book on Amazon and a few recipes caught my eye (and imagination):   Waffle…

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