Organic kumquats sold in bulk finally arrived in our market and I was relieved. I’ve been making preserved kumquats (similar to preserved lemons) in batches throughout the last two winters and was worried that I’d miss the season. I learned this trick from Tigress of Can Jam fame and it’s genius. I see that she [...]
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Sweet Preserved Kumquats
Posted in Citrus fruit, Preserving, Tigress Can Jam, tagged Preserved kumquats on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Greatest Hits of 2011
Posted in Appetizers, Celery and celeriac, Condiments, Flowers, Paper Chef, Preserving, Quick breads and muffins, Soup, Tigress Can Jam on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So what clicked the most with my readers this year? A few conspicuous trends, heavy on the cannin’ and jammin’ as you would expect from a blog with the word “pantry” in the title. It was definitely a good year for the pantry, with over 250 jars added, not counting the ones I already gave [...]
Broccoli with Sweet Preserved Kumquats
Posted in broccoli, Citrus fruit, Preserving, Tigress Can Jam, tagged Preserved kumquats on June 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When I was at a local pea patch last weekend, I spotted a neighboring crop of broccoli that was starting to head and couldn’t resist cutting a few. Just-picked spring broccoli is a far cry from what you get in the supermarket or even from the farm in fall. Tender and sweet, it cooks in [...]
Crock of Ages: Confiture des Vieux Garçons
Posted in Preserving, Stone fruit, Tigress Can Jam, tagged Confitures des Vieux Garcons, Rumtopf on February 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tigress started it. She posted a picture of her new preserving pot – a crock like the one I used to use for sauerkraut – and a preserving process for fruit that spans the entire growing season. She called it by its French name, which means “old bachelors’ preserves,” whereas I know it by the [...]
January: A Portable Pantry for a New Start
Posted in Preserving, Tigress Can Jam, tagged Gifts from the pantry on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A new year, a new city, new apartments and new schools or jobs mean new pantries to set up for those near and dear to me. I also refill a couple of pantries at holiday time and give many homemade gifts. Luckily for all of us, 2010 was a bounteous year, as I participated enthusiastically [...]
Apple-Cranberry-Raisin Conserve with Port and Thyme
Posted in Apple, Herbs, Pears, Preserving, Tigress Can Jam, tagged Apple conserve with port and thyme, Apple raisin jam, Pear conserve with port and thyme on December 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Chunky apples sweetened with raisins and a few dried cranberries, tempered by thyme and softened by a shot of port, this conserve will be great with potato pancakes, baked winter squash, pumpkin soup, and any number of other wintry dishes. I also made this with pears and raisins, and it was equally good. Both versions [...]
Pear Jam with Sage and Sage Honey
Posted in Pears, Preserving, Tigress Can Jam, tagged Pear sage jam, Sage honey on November 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fragrant with the fruity aroma of pears and a whiff of sage, and finished with a little honey, this is a lovely jam. The November Tigress Can Jam has come and gone, and while I made a fantastic pear and chestnut jam for the post, I wasn’t done with my recent obsession with pears. With [...]
Pear and Chestnut Jam
Posted in Pears, Preserving, Tigress Can Jam, tagged Pear chestnut jam, Peeling chestnuts on November 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is an inspired concoction – fragrant ripe pears, vanilla and a touch of lemon paired with sugary chestnuts from an American source. The aromas were amazing, and the taste sublime. Thank you for choosing pears (along with apples and quince) for the November Tigress Can Jam. This is straight from a Christine Ferber playbook. [...]
Pear and Chestnut Tart
Posted in Pears, Pie, Preserving, Tigress Can Jam, tagged how to make a pear or apple tart, Pear and chestnut tart on November 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of the most decadent and satisfying desserts that I know how to make. With my new pear and chestnut jam as a base, I think it is even better than the classic version with ground almonds. The new jam perfectly complements the riff on a traditional tart. For this month’s Tigress Can [...]
Last Call for Tomatoes: Sweet Ketchup and a Hot Sauce
Posted in Peppers, Preserving, Tigress Can Jam, Tomato, tagged canning tomato hot sauce, Fall Fest, Homemade tomato ketchup, Tigress Can Jam on October 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Our first frost was late this year so we were harvesting tomatoes well into October, picking them when they just started to turn to pink and letting them ripen to red in the house (out of the sun). By this time I have already done what I call my “big jar” canning, meaning quarts of [...]
