Pets, Vets & Unexpected cherries

So I know I shouldn't let him, but the dog really loves running through the wheat. And he seems to merely pass through it rather than cr...

What?! More cranberries? Cranberry Jam & possibly a Bakewell Tart

Now you'd think I'd have learned - the fact that I had a bag of cranberries in the freezer left over from last year which I turned i...

From Alsace to Yorkshire by Lionel Strub - A Review and a recipe for Brioche

Another review. Get me. This is another book which is more than just a recipe book. Before we get to the food, it tells the story of the har...

Christmas Cake Part 2 - the Marzipan

I like to think I'm a glass half full kinda gal most of the time. Generally, I find it much easier to cope with life if I can look on th...

HONEY ROSEMARY CHERRY JAM and CANDIED CURRIED PECANS

My husband started a new business just over three years ago - a local trade exchange. They recently had their annual holiday show, complete ...

GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN

Over the Christmas season, I will be posting a variety of easy recipes that I'm calling GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN . The beauty of this idea...

PRESERVES FROM FOOD FOR THOUGHT WITH CLAIRE THOMAS

It's that time of year again...I feel like I say this a lot. But, I guess "there is a season, turn turn turn" holds pretty tru...

Rhubarb and Vanilla Jam

This is my jam pan. It is huge and enormous and we rescued it from on top of my mother’s kitchen cupboards. She had at least 3 up there, I t...

BROWN SUGAR PERSIMMON "JAM" WITH GRIDDLED CROISSANTS

Simple pleasures are the best when they also take under five minutes to prepare. By using the already “jammy” persimmon pulp and giving a li...

SUMMER PRESERVES

Jamming and Pickling It's that time of year again...I feel like I say this a lot. But, I guess "there is a season, turn turn turn...