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This Red Currant Conserve in known in French as Bar-Le-Duc. This region in the north east of France has been preserving currants using this method since the fourteenth century. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Red Currant Conserve ♥ Last Friday night we got together with friends at a local eatery. They serve … Continue reading Red Currant Conserve | Bar-Le-Duc
Blueberries are good for you on so many levels. But my main reason for using them is because of the colour. I made this blueberry and thyme jam to sit on the bottom of a tahini ganache tart. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Blueberry And Thyme Jam ♥ I could not wait … Continue reading Blueberry And Thyme Jam Made Using Pectin
Whenever I make something with lavender or lime for the blog I feel it is bespoke. I made this lime marmalade as I had an abundance of limes and did not want them to go to waste. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Lime Marmalade ♥ For those of you who have not … Continue reading Lime Marmalade With A Hint Of Orange
I saw kumquats in my local supermarket and had an instant craving for marmalade. However, when it came to actually making it, I decided I did not feel like peeling the baby citrus fruit. So I made a kumquat jam instead. Head straight on to the Recipe For Kumquat Jam ♥ I cannot explain just … Continue reading Recipe For Kumquat Jam
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 For Food In Jars
My gooseberry bush is not thriving due to the drought. I have resorted to purchasing fresh berries, out of their capes to eat as is. Given that Dave could not buy gooseberry jam at our local farm store I decided to make some for him. Next I think I should try drying them to add … Continue reading Gooseberry Jam Using Fructose
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
This sun-dried tomato jam is the perfect balance of sweet and tart. It is super easy to make and will keep in the fridge for 6 weeks. That is if you can hold off eating the entire jar for that long. Head straight on to the recipe for Sun-dried Tomato Jam ♥ A few years … Continue reading Sun-dried Tomato Jam Adapted From Jan
My friend Camilla described this apricot and cinnamon jam as Christmas in a jar. She is not far wrong as it evokes flavour memories of the festive season. It is an easy to make overnight jam. Head straight on to the recipe for Apricot And Cinnamon Jam ♥ I am so good at watching what … Continue reading Apricot And Cinnamon Jam | Christmas In A Jar
When choosing rose petal or rose essential oil I ensure I use rosa damascena, Damask rose. You might find this variety of rose under the name of rose of Castile. The petals from this hybrid rose are used to make rose otto essential oil which is used in perfumery and aromatherapy. The flower is also … Continue reading Recipe For Berry And Rose Petal Jam
This strawberry and lavender jam has to be one of the most amazing flavour combinations I have come up with to date. The jam itself is fantastic and this base recipe will be one I use again. I tend to make small batches of jam so that I can enjoy what is in season, and … Continue reading Strawberry And Lavender Jam
In December of last year the audio stopped working on my phone. This made it very frustrating to take calls as I had to locate my headset and plug it in to be able to talk in private. I bought a bluetooth headset hoping it would make it easier, but the battery life was shocking … Continue reading Recipe For Orange And Ginger Marmalade
I am a long way away from having to worry about fussy eaters. James, who is now 25 has developed an amazing palate and has become an adventurous eater and Mark who is 23 is still stuck in teenage boy feeder mode. I used to disguise vegetables in their food by grating them up finely … Continue reading Kiwi And Lemongrass Jam For Zespri
In order to compete in Freshly Blogged we had to buy all of the ingredients we needed for each challenge from Pick N Pay, a local supermarket. I ended up buying a whole lot of things we don't eat such as rice, maize meal and potatoes. Yesterday, seeing as I had been chopped I took … Continue reading Recipe For Black Cherry And Thyme Jam
One of my favourite bloggers is Celia from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial and if you read my blog on a regular basis you will know two things for sure. The one is that I specifically thought of Celia when I made lime cordial, and that my sourdough starter Cordelia is named after her as … Continue reading Recipe For The Perfect Fig Jam
Belonging to The Secret Recipe Club means that once a month I get to read a whole lot of new blogs. Some of them then become regular places to visit and others I might not see again for a while. In May of 2012 I found a recipe for raspberry jam with ginger and chilli … Continue reading Mixed Berry Jam With Ginger And Lime
This ClemenGold, Lime And Ginger Marmalade was made in a bread maker! Sometimes you come across a blog and you know instantly the person behind it is on your wavelength, that you would be friends in real life, or that their philosophy in life is the same as yours. I cannot remember when first I … Continue reading ClemenGold, Lime And Ginger Marmalade