I look forward to making this vinegar every year. It’s delicious as an ingredient in your favorite homemade dressing for salads or in this cocktail I created a couple of year’s ago here.
It shouts SUMMER! Cheers to a great season!
Category Archives: in the jar
Chores for the Hygenically-Challenged
I don’t think hygenically is a word, but if you have boy children in your home, you know what I mean. Chores have always been part of my boys’ lives, at least as soon as they could walk. In toddlerhood, they were so enthusiastic, it was mesmerizing. “This is a sponge, Mommy!! Look what it…… Continue Reading
Quick Pickled Radishes
I was looking for a fast way to preserve some radishes from our CSA before we left for vacation and Marisa’s recipe came to the rescue. For good measure, I threw the roasted beets we hadn’t had a chance to eat in the mix too (and substituted Kosher salt for pickling salt). Both radishes and…… Continue Reading
Hitchhiking to Heaven Prize-Winning Jams eBook Giveaway
Jam has always been something special to me, whether it’s a simple strawberry or a more exotic, herb-infused creation. I am a food fan that gets excited about jam. When I found Shae’s blog, Hitchhiking to Heaven, I was drawn in by her beautiful photography, lovely writing style and her love of birds. And the…… Continue Reading
In the Jar :: Lemon Moxie
My nine-year-old asked me what my favorite hobby was the other day. I think I told him cooking or reading, but my new favorite hobby is making cocktails from my garden. I recently made Sage Blossom Simple Syrup (read here) and created a cocktail out of it called, Sweet Sage Blossom. It hooked me. For…… Continue Reading
Sage Blossom Simple Syrup
I can label myself an accidental gardener with no judgment or regret. Every year, I plant and nurture what is in my yard and am always filled with wonder by what survives and what I can use for the family belly. I have two square foot gardens, one being a perennial herb garden. I grow…… Continue Reading
My Canning 101 :: Butterscotch Peach Jam
Happy Monday! I’m excited to say that I’ve created my first jar (and a half) of jam. We scored a bag of peaches from our CSA last week and I’m not a big fan of eating them as is. Hubby and the boys have been enjoying them in their natural state, but I needed to…… Continue Reading
Canning Party for One
I’m excited to share my first canning experience. I only have a few photos because we had crazy, tornado-y thunderstorms move through as I was processing the brine and jar. Not good lighting for photos… Dill Pickles from Canning & Preserving with Ashley English. Hopefully the first of many canning experiences: There are many canning…… Continue Reading
I am in a Spring Turnip Pickle
Last week was my first trip to my CSA and the bounty was fantastic [blogged here]. It’s been salads galore all week and savory garlic in pasta. We’ve been living in fresh city and just loving it. But I was perplexed by one item from the farm – little turnips. I don’t usually buy turnips,…… Continue Reading
