Preserves

Ghost Pepper Jelly is made with Ghost Peppers, or Bhut Jolokia, one of the hottest peppers on the planet. Tame the heat of these firecrackers by making a delicious hot pepper jelly. If you love hot and spicy foods this is a recipe for you. I get lots of hot peppers in our farm share, …

Ever thought about home-canning? Bread & Butter Pickles is a great place to start. You’ll be surprised how easy it is.   Sweet, tart and salty – Bread & Butter Pickles are my favorite. I love them on burgers, of course, but I also like them on a grilled cheese sandwich or chopped up and mixed …

Ever see those cute little kumquats in the grocery store and wonder what to do with them? Should you eat them out of hand, cook them, bake with them? Well, the answer to all three of those questions is, yes! I’ll get you started with this simple and versatile Kumquat Chutney recipe. You can eat kumquats …

Save the taste of summer with home made blueberry lemon preserves. Think making homemade preserves is hard? Not at all. All you need is a big pot of boiling water and the proper canning jars. There are certain experiences in my life I think of as “food memories”. Those are the times when I’ve tasted or …

Fresh sour cherries are a fleeting summer treasure. Make Sour Cherry Preserves to enjoy that special flavor any time of year. A cherry pie is pure summer bliss, the perfect pie. Sweet cherries are delicious and I love them for snacking, but I don’t think they make a great pie filling. For pie, you need …

Beautiful Blood Orange Marmalade is surprisingly easy to make. It’s as tasty as it is pretty. When I had a surplus of blood oranges recently I decided to make some marmalade. Fruit preserves might seems scary if you’ve never made them, but they really are very simple. Mix your fruit with sugar and boil until …