Preserves

I made a sunny limequat syrup during a wild storm. A branches breaking, fences falling down, water blowing sideways kind of storm. I […]

[spacer height=”20px”] If my friends know me for any one preserve, this is it. For a long time, this recipe

Over the years, I’ve read many lists of tips for bloggers. One tip that stuck with me is “Don’t apologize

It’s been a long time since I posted here. So long that I forgot one of the main reasons I

At this time of year, citrus is rolling all over the Internet. Lately, I’ve seen lemons, blood oranges, and lots of kumquats. I

Last summer a friend gave me frozen plums. Enormous, icy bricks of purple, purple plums. They’d been tucked away in

The other day I spent hours working on an apricot thing that turned out terribly. It happens to everyone with

My neighbor Joanne got three new hens: Cairo, Dubai, and Pauline. Joanne is getting ready to move and had sworn

This week, I got to drive down to the central coast of California to spend a couple of days in

I’m excited to share this new cookbook with you. Even if I weren’t personally connected with it, I’d say Hollyhock

A couple weeks ago, I got hold of my very first bergamots. Is it worth noting that spell check wants

Come July, when our too-short Blenheim apricot season arrives, I’m going to make an entire case of honeyed apricots from