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Diablo Deviled Eggs

By Eliot, on August 2nd, 2012%

I know this title is a true redundancy, but these are truly double-the-heat deviled eggs. . . . → Read More: Diablo Deviled Eggs

FPP Time!

By Eliot, on July 31st, 2012%

Explore what I got in my Foodie Pen Pal care package this month plus a recipe for “Crack” pretzels. 🙂 . . . → Read More: FPP Time!

Watermelon-Pepper-Margarita Pops for Food ‘n Flix

By Eliot, on July 29th, 2012%

A recipe for Watermelon-Jalpeno-Margarita Popsicle inspired from “Because I Said So.” . . . → Read More: Watermelon-Pepper-Margarita Pops for Food ‘n Flix

Make your own hot sauce

By Eliot, on July 27th, 2012%

One more installment for Pepper-palooza. . . . → Read More: Make your own hot sauce

Mango-Jalapeno Jelly with Cream Cheese on Crackers for CTB

By Eliot, on July 25th, 2012%

And more Pepper-palooza with a recipe for Mango-Jalapeno Jelly . . . → Read More: Mango-Jalapeno Jelly with Cream Cheese on Crackers for CTB

I picked a peck of pickled peppers….

By Eliot, on July 22nd, 2012%

Actually, it wasn’t a peck and they weren’t pickled….yet. . . . → Read More: I picked a peck of pickled peppers….

Since Peach-palooza started, I embarked on a jam making frenzy. I made some frou-frou jam flavors like nectarine-ginger and white peach marmalade. I also made some regular freezer jam. (I just use whatever recipe is listed inside the pectin box for freezer jam.) I have stated before that freezer jams use less sugar and do . . . → Read More: Peach Jam Muffins

Freezing peaches

By Eliot, on July 16th, 2012%

I wish my mom were here. As an old home ec. teacher, she knows the answer to everything. I have called her a couple of times during Peach-palooza, but if she were here visiting, it would have saved me lots of time on the internet.

With almost a full bushel of peaches and nectarines to . . . → Read More: Freezing peaches

Stone Fruit pie

By Eliot, on July 14th, 2012%

In trying to use up the remainder of the peaches and nectarines, I decided to make a mixed pie adding both white and yellow peaches with nectarines. The results: one delicious ugly a** pie.

I cannot make pie crusts to save my soul. It is quite obvious.

One ugly a** pie and one . . . → Read More: Stone Fruit pie

And then there were nectarines: Red Nectarine and Candied Ginger Jam

By Eliot, on July 12th, 2012%

I am including nectarines in my Peach-palooza. Here is another great recipe from The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook. . . . → Read More: And then there were nectarines: Red Nectarine and Candied Ginger Jam

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