I don’t know about you, but I don’t really keep pectin sitting around in my cupboards. I guess because I’ve only just started making jams and jellies. So when my fruit gets soft I look around for ways to make jam without using pectin. I’m way too lazy to go to the store just for [...]
Category Archives: what’s for dinner
the fat guy likes it… it must be good
July 24, 2009 – 11:04 pm
Each week on Friday it feels like Christmas while I wait for that clear plastic box to show up on my porch. When I finally see it arrive I can’t wait to pop it open and see what’s inside. As soon as the lid is lifted I can smell the fresh, earthly aroma. There is [...]
cilantro soup
April 3, 2009 – 7:04 pm
we first tried this recipe on May 27, 2008. I got the recipe from an AMAZING cookbook that you just MUST read, Local Flavors. since that first time we tried it we haven’t stopped making it! I have done so many variations and they have all turned out fantastic, but the one thing that it [...]
Orange Jelly (Candy? Honey?)
March 31, 2009 – 9:08 pm
the other day I attempted to make some orange jelly. it was my first time canning anything and my first time making jelly. (if you click on the photo you can visit the gallery and get the recipe I used). so anyway, I thought I had completely messed it up because I realized I let [...]