All Four Burners

When did I become such a slacker? Wait, don’t answer that. I fear your answer. To be honest, I’m not a slacker. I made 3 batches of strawberry preserves (1 chutney; 2 jams) for this month’s Can It Up with dried fruit. But only 1 is making it to the blog. Slacker? Or procrastinator? You […]

Is it a chutney? Is it a relish? Maybe it’s a bit of both. I’m calling it chutney since it contains a generous glug of vinegar.

Fresh cranberries are the best vase filler ever. I routinely use cranberries as vase filler at our holiday party. Post-party, there are always a few bags of cranberries from the vases — not including others that are frozen for later — that must be put to good use. Since this month’s Can It Up theme […]

Neccessity is the mother of invention. More accurately, not wanting to waste food is. You see, I’ve used fruit as decoration for our annual (?) holiday party for the past few years. This year, I was determined not to let it go to waste. In my house, cooking large amounts of fruit naturally means preserving. […]

Have you started your holiday shopping yet? Last year, I started giving preserves as holiday gifts to rave reviews. It was purely out of necessity. If you recall, I went wild preserving apricots and peaches last summer in Colorado. When I returned to California, I went on a strawberry rampage, which I kept mostly hidden from you […]