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Sauerkraut is fermented cabbage with a unique sour flavour. This recipe for The Food In Jars Mastery Challenge has been given to me by my friend Sandy. Head straight on to the Recipe For Sauerkraut ♥ Sometimes I will get a bee in my bonnet and cannot let go of the idea. I decided after our … Continue reading Sauerkraut
This month The Food In Jars Mastery Challenge centres around fermentation. I decided to make a rye sourdough starter so I can experiment with new types of breads. Head straight on to the Recipe For Rye Sourdough Starter ♥ How we approach life and what happens to us can make all the difference. Last Tuesday a fire … Continue reading Rye Sourdough Starter
For this month’s The Food In Jars Mastery Challenge we were tasked to turn our hand to drying and dehydration. I made dried grapefruit and it is a super saving to do this at home. And so worth the wait! Head straight on to the Recipe For Dried Grapefruit ♥ I should have been writing blog posts but … Continue reading Dried Grapefruit Using Your Oven
Fruit butters are made from fruit pulp and have a soft, spreadable texture. You can use pear and lemon butter on scones like I did, or with cold meats. Use on a cheese board for something different or as a substitute for chutney. Head straight on to the Recipe For Pear And Lemon Butter ♥ … Continue reading Pear And Lemon Butter | Food In Jars
For this month's The Food In Jars Mastery Challenge we had to make use of Low Temperature Pasteurization. Pickled cucumbers are a great choice here, but I wanted to try something new and so I made pickled beetroot. Head straight on to the Recipe For Pickled Beetroot ♥ Before I move on to my post about pickled beetroot … Continue reading Pickled Beetroot With Caraway
This month The Food In Jars Mastery Challenge was hot pack preserving. I decided to make use of my sous vide cooker for my canned herbed tomatoes. Head straight on to the Recipe For Canned Herbed Tomatoes ♥ Sometimes, coming to the end of your patience levels pays off. I had more than enough of trying … Continue reading Canned Herbed Tomatoes
In January The Food In Jars Mastery Challenge was for marmalade. As I only make use of seasonal ingredients I could not take part. As soon as winter arrived I knew I would make ruby grapefruit marmalade. This has the perfect level of tartness one expects from marmalade. Head straight on to the Recipe For … Continue reading Ruby Grapefruit Marmalade For Food In Jars
The task set by The Food In Jars Mastery Challenge this month was to make jam. I could have gone the sweet route with in season plums, but chose rather to head off in a savoury direction. I adapted Sam's recipe and made smoked bacon jam. Head straight on to the Recipe For Smoked Bacon Jam ♥ A … Continue reading Smoked Bacon Jam
This month, The Food In Jars Mastery Challenge was cold pack preserving. I should have made my bottled guavas the day we got back from overseas so that I could try them out before I posted the recipe. But, instead I only made them yesterday. I know that the method has worked so please pop … Continue reading Bottled Guavas | Cold Pack Preserving
This month the Food In Jars challenge is to make quick pickles. I chose to make quick pickled courgettes. We have used them in a quinoa and barley salad for extra crunch, with cheese on a platter and to top the venison burgers we had for supper. Head straight on to the Recipe For Quick … Continue reading Quick Pickled Courgettes | Food In Jars
For the first challenge I have completed for Food in Jars I could not resist but make lavender and lime jelly. This pairs perfectly with both sweet and savoury dishes. Head straight on to the recipe for Lavender And Lime Jelly ♥ There are some tasks that I tend to put off until I absolutely have to … Continue reading Lavender And Lime Jelly For Food In Jars
Head straight on to the recipe for Cheesecake Tartufo ♥ These cheesecake tartufo are not the traditional tartufo that you will find in Italy. The dessert originates from the Calabrian region of Italy which forms the toe of the Italian peninsula and is an area I love to visit. The dessert is usually made with … Continue reading Cheesecake Tartufo #BestThingWithSlicedBread
Head straight on to the recipe for Braised Short Ribs ♥ If you cannot find short ribs ask your butcher to cut them for you - they are cut from the rib and plate primal and a small corner of the square-cut chuck. They may be called thin ribs or an English cut where you … Continue reading Braised Short Ribs Braised In Bone Broth
This recipe for Sablé Biscuits is so easy to follow and even easier to make. The result is a crispy cookie with a hint of lemon in each bite. Part 2 of this week's #MissionSamsung challenge was titled baking bliss and we were tasked to give in to our sweet tooth and make decadent cookies. We had … Continue reading Sablé Biscuits
I am competing in the #MissionSamsung challenge where I get to use and review a Samsung Smart Oven for three weeks. The first challenge is Weekend Night Feasts and I had to prepare the ultimate gourmet pizza. To this end I needed to first make pizza dough. When I took delivery of the Samsung Smart Oven last week … Continue reading Pizza Dough
I am submitting this recipe for Grapefruit Curd to Simple & In Season which is being hosted this month by Sally who blogs over at My Custard Pie. In 2001 Dave brought home the sweetest, cutest puppy and we named her Patch. What we should have named her was Houdini, given how often she escapes … Continue reading Grapefruit Curd
I absolutely love blueberries, and treated myself to a very large punnet a few weeks ago. I was making a cobbler and used strawberries and blueberries for it and then had an abundance left over. I decided to adapt one of the Simple Summer Cookathon recipes to suit my fridge and make a blueberry ripple ice … Continue reading Blueberry Ripple Ice Cream For The Cookathon
The similarity between the paneer and tofu challenges didn't end with the process. It ended with me not actually making either. I do not have a good excuse for ignoring the challenge for paneer and tofu. Basically, time got away with me. I don't feel too bad about the tofu challenge as Alex has not even posted … Continue reading Paneer And Tofu | I Made It Challenge
Paneer For The I Made It Challenge My whole idea around these challenges it to get people to host and make something they have wanted to try for a while. This month, Nicola has done just that. Her blog, Wot's For Lunch has for a long time been a showcase of Nicola's lunches - and … Continue reading Paneer For The I Made It Challenge
I Made It Challenge Nougat The lovely Teresa who blogs over at Cupcakes & Couscous is hosting this month's I made it challenge nougat. I am going to have to do some research into finding a sugar free nougat recipe to make for this. There is no doubt that I love nougat and this will … Continue reading I Made It Challenge Nougat For October