Tag Archives: food in jars
Blackberry Lime Jam
Getting around to blogging again was much akin to getting around to jamming again. I just kept trying and trying and trying to convince myself to part with 30 minutes of my day and be rewarded with a condensed and … Continue reading
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Cherry Vanilla Jam
Also known as Emily’s superdeliciousfantasticflavoredlovealwaysincludedjam, as per a friend (who has admittedly never tried said jam)’s suggestion. I’m finally running out of cherries, after what seemed like ages. I made strawberry jam a few weeks ago with the plethora of … Continue reading
Quince Jam with Lemon Verbena
So I nearly flipped when I saw quince sitting in the produce bin at the Chestnut Hill Farmers’ Market. Quince? In Philadelphia? When does that ever happen? I have no idea where they were imported from (going to go ahead … Continue reading
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Basil Walnut Pesto
Oh hello overgrown herb garden. Nice to see you! What started as a modest pot of five itty-bitty herb plants has amassed into a pile of deliciously fragrant greenery, in particular basil and mint, which have apparently decided they own … Continue reading
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Kale Pesto
Friend and former Temple cohort, Grace, featured kale pesto on her (much envied) blog, FoodFitnessFreshAir, back in March, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that I have thought about making it at least once a week ever … Continue reading
Pumpkin Butter
I love toast and I love putting a lot of stuff on it. Pumpkin butter is a lovely, healthier alternative to my typical peanut-butter-banana set-up, and it’s super easy to make. Instead of using a boatload of white sugar, I … Continue reading
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Vanilla Extract
DIY hoorah! After seeing this on my to-do list for ages and finally breaking down and heading to the liquor store, I (impatiently) watched this sit in the cupboard above our microwave for a month, gradually becoming golden and more … Continue reading
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Pistachio Butter
Kaitlin and I have been known to have extended conversations regarding the more minute things in life. Among those: the Rebecca Minkoff Morning After Bag, French rolling pins, Karl Lagerfeld’s beverage of choice and nut butters. “I thought of you … Continue reading
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Strawberry Jam
The week ahead may look despairingly cold and miserable, but I’ll be damned if anyone says they didn’t have the best weekend ever, sitting outside and soaking up the sun. I spent all weekend on my stoop. The whole thing. … Continue reading
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Grapefruit Curd and Clotted Cream
I’ve never had curd before. Aside from knowing it went well with cream and was typically lemon and mildly opaque, I had nothing to go on except the disgusting nature of the word curd. Curd. Ugh. Intrigued by something so … Continue reading
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