Peach, Mango & Vanilla Jam
After reading through last month’s Sugar High Friday posts at Delicious Days, I couldn’t resist making my own jam. This was going to be my first, so I tried to read through most of the entries and jam...
View ArticlePreserving Summer: Homemade Tomato Sauce
Thanks to my father, I preserved more tomato sauce than I’ll ever need this winter. It was impossible to consume the amount of fresh garden tomatoes he brought every Monday morning. He would not only...
View ArticlePomegranate Jam
You really didn’t think I was done with pomegranates, did you? I am amazed to hear how scarce this amazing fruit is in other parts of the world. A Turkish reader living in Germany said a pomegranate...
View ArticleBasil Pesto Recipe
It’s that time of year again. Time to turn the season’s juiciest and sweetest tomatoes into a homemade tomato sauce and preserving it for the winter months. It is also time to stock up your freezer...
View ArticleTomato Confit, Pesto and Oven-Roasted Vegetable Sandwich
Finally, after what has felt like an eternity, I’ve stepped out of the house. Or, as my father puts it, I’ve finally left my lair. Of course, I’m not counting the instances where I rush to the grocery...
View ArticleHomemade Vanilla Extract
My homemade vanilla extract turns three! I’ve started with just three vanilla beans and have been feeding it with leftover beans ever since. It has turned into a monster. The smell is so intense, I’m...
View ArticleHomemade Pomegranate Molasses
Pomegranate molasses, which is made by reducing freshly-squeezed pomegranate juice into a thick, sour and sticky syrup, isn’t really molasses. It is simply reduced pomegranate juice. And if you’re...
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