Garlic and Green Chile Never-Again Jelly
When I said onions made me nervous, I didn’t know what I was talking about. Onions are innocent. Garlic, on […]
Caramelized Onion and Apple Chutney
This month for the Tigress’s Can Jam, we were asked to get down and dirty with the allium family: onions,
That Is So Not What I Meant
When I launched this blog in 2007 — with no intention of writing about jam — I googled “Hitchhiking to
Afterthoughts of a Worm Hunter and Other Blockbusters
Who cares if you don’t have a say in this year’s Oscar race for Best Picture? You can exercise your
How to Slice Citrus Fruit for Marmalade
In recent months, I’ve logged an astonishing number of hours making marmalade. Many kinds of marmalade. I’ve learned that lots
Speedy, Spicy Pickled Carrots
There’s pressure canning, and thenĀ there’s canning under pressure. Today, I learned about the latter. I’m one of those weird folk
Meyer Lemons Preserved Four Ways
I’m a Meyer lemon fanatic. Everything about them makes me happy — the yellow weight of them in my pockets
I Can Jam . . . You Can, Too
I packed away this blog almost a year and a half ago, and I didn’t expect to come back to
Keep Your Hands on the Wheel
Yesterday I asked my grandfather what he remembers about the Great Depression. His clearest memory is meeting a hungry man
Shopping Psychosis
Today I went to Bed Bath & Beyond to look for a bath mat. I should have known better. BBB
Quit Your Whining
Sometimes all it takes to wake you up is a quick shift in perspective. That happened to me today, when
My Other Boyfriend
A while back, Stewart came home from a trip and I told him I’d taken up with a guy down