Category Archives: Preserving

Honey Lemon Marmalade on a lovely late Winter Day

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

With the last of my lemons I made Honey Lemon Marmalade adapted from a recipe I found at Food In Jars.   It was the most amazing day yesterday. We let the fire go out and I had the windows and … Continue reading →

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Making pear cider on the Sustainable Farm – Nothing is Wasted.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

A chilly autumnal day (this word autumnal needs to be said out loud, I think it has the most beautiful sound).  Today we begin to make the pear cider. The pears have been sitting in the shed quietly ripening and … Continue reading →

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Easy Tomato Chutney

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

My mother was the jam maker and my father  preserved hundreds of jars of fruit,every summer. We ate one huge jar of peaches or pears every day at breakfast –  if  the season had been good. So it was kind … Continue reading →

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Heirloom Tomatoes- A Man’s Munch.

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

Every Christmas Our John studies the seed catalogues, makes lists, loses the lists, makes more lists, studies more catalogues then finally orders piles of tomato seeds. He orders all kinds of other seeds as well but the tomato for him … Continue reading →

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You say Tomayto and I say Tomarto – Summer Sauce

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Where I was born and where I learnt to cook, in New Zealand, when we preserve our produce we call it Bottling and  we “Put them Down.’  Here  (US) we say “Put them up’ and call it Canning but both … Continue reading →

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Basil Pesto

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

Here is the pesto recipe.  Remember when making a dish with so few ingredients use the very best ingredients. At the Farmers Market in Evanston the other day I saw baskets of basil. Freshly picked. Gorgeous. Pine nuts are horribly … Continue reading →

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