Poached pears are sophisticated, decadent and very do-able. With only 3 ingredients including the fruit, these pears will stun your guests. The color of wine jelly poached pears are extraordinary and the taste sublime. Poaching pears is not hard, but requires a little bit of attention to make them perfectly. I occasionally baste the pears …
Potlicker Glazed Ham
ThePotlicker’s Easter Ham Here is one more yummy use for Potlicker Beer Jelly. I used the Hefeweizen with Orange Zest flavor because I was sure that the citrus notes would pair well with clove. If you live outside of Vermont and my beer jelly is sadly not yet available, substitute apple jelly. The jelly makes …
Lemon (Marmalade) Chicken with Almonds
This chicken is not only succulent and tasty, it also uses one of my favorite preserves, Marmalade. I happen to have many jars of homemade marmalade on hand, some good and some not. I actually have more of the not so amazing marmalade because it took me a while to find a favorite. Point of …
Apple Cider Jelly
I never understood the apple thing. Then we moved to New England. I mean, growing up in Florida, OJ was THE juice. The only kind of apple cider that I knew or cared about was the sparkling kind that we got as a treat for holidays. The kid friendly champagne, if you will. Tall Dark and …
Apple & Bourbon Pumpkin Butter
With us in early winter I was pleasantly surprised that I still had one large pumpkin hanging around refusing to give into the cold. After breaking down the very last fall pumpkin I produced: curry roasted pumpkin seeds, two bags of squash were cubed and frozen, half of the pumpkin was roasted and split for …
Green Tomato Jam
Just when I was thinking about all my green tomatoes, one of my oldest friends and favorite ex-pats, Melanie asked me about green tomato jam. Her in-laws were going to make some. She was somewhat skeptical but I thought it sounded amazing! When I started processing my glut of green tomatoes, I made things like pickles and chutney, but …
Green Tomato and Apple Chutney
At the moment Fall is really falling on me! The apples are falling from the tree faster than I can use them and I still have loads of green tomatoes available. I see little grapes and berries drying on other bushes because I just had no time to play with them. My peppers are calling …
Crock-Pot Tomato Sauce
Things have been super busy in the kitchen and outside in the garden! The season is changing and I just pulled up my dying tomatoes, bolting cilantro and a few other things. Somedays the garden is so plentiful that I have to hustle in order to make use of the crop before it spoils. I …
I Should Have Planted More Cucumbers & Quick Pickles.
I know that I am constantly trying to keep up with my garden but we often think that it is not big enough. Shocking, I know. As it turns out, 5 cucumber plants are not enough. I have been in the habit of harvesting and then storing until I can collect enough to make a quart …
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Holy Eggplant Batman! Pickles from Tart & Sweet
I love eggplant! But who knew that 4 little eggplant bushes could produce like a zucchini?! Before the storm I harvested everything that I could, knowing I might lose some veggies to wind or water. I picked over a dozen eggplants. Of course, I lost power for days and had no good way to store …
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Nancy Warner 