In Jars

Preserves and jarred foods.

Peaches & Prosecco : Jam for grown-ups

Now that all the peaches are off the tree, I’ll soon run out of them. And I’ll have to find something else to post recipes about! But before that ends, I’ve got one more.  You know I like to put food in jars (I also like that blog too!) and these little gems need to be […] Read more…

Cherry Limeade Jam

Years ago I fell in love with a drink. Not just any drink, the ubiquitous ‘Cherry-Limeade’ at Sonic. I knew from the first sip, I was done for! I could go there get a treat for my son and my own liquid candy bar with a straw. Only once did I venture into the realm […] Read more…

Blueberry Syrup: not just for pancakes

A while back I picked blueberries – a lot of blueberries ! Most of them got frozen for use in smoothies, jams and for my morning cereal. Some I’d been eating from the fridge and decided to find another use. When I was a little girl, my Grandmother would pull out a special bottle of […] Read more…

Roasted Chiles : Your chili will thank you!

For years I’ve been buying canned chiles because I use them in nearly everything TexMex that I cook. Having a spouse from AZ means I use a ton of them. Those tiny cans aren’t cheap. I mean, they’ve doubled in price over the years and the stores now don’t blink at $1.69  for one. Yes, […] Read more…

Berry Bliss Jam – Jam you just can’t buy!

When life gives you strawberries,… You can’t make ‘lemonade’, and you can’t just let them rot! Last week I posted to my Facebook a photo of a wedding cake that I’d helped my Mom deliver one gorgeous Saturday afternoon. It was a really simple cake. Very rustic buttercream icing slathered over moist white cake, but […] Read more…

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