Low Sugar Blackberry Jam
A step-by-step recipe to make low-sugar Blackberry Jam. We find our blackberries by being urban foragers - finding berries in the city.
How to make a shrub syrup
If you are into making cocktails at home, you have probably tried and mastered some of the classics-the Margarita, the Martini, the Manhattan. But if you've stretched your mixology skills beyond that, you've, no doubt, played around with various mixers…
Piccalilli Pepper Relish
There is an American tradition of pickling and canning that goes back to the early settler days. Because of the seasonal uncertainty of food sources and the lack of refrigeration, it was really important to extend the bounty of the…
Chocolate Truffle recipe – simple to make at home
Oh my. Valentine's Day is tomorrow and we are snowed in. No chance to run out for cards or flowers or chocolates. I'm going to have to improvise with what I have in the pantry. I do have some good…
Making Beef Stock from bones
I recently bought a share of a beef cow with some friends. We split a half a steer between the five of us. My friend Casie had tracked down a farmer who could sell us meat that was organic, grass-fed…
Pumpkin Pie from scratch
Thanksgiving is in a couple of weeks and I'm already starting to plan for the annual feast. If your family is like ours, then the Thanksgiving holiday is a time when you put aside new recipes and return to traditional…
Homemade Potato Gnocchi with quick tomato sauce
Gnocchi is Italian for "little lumps", which describes it perfectly. Gnocchi are like light little lumps of potato goodness. When they are done correctly, they should be as "soft as clouds". They are pressed with grooves to hold onto a sauce, making them pair perfectly with a basic homemade tomato sauce.
Italian Pickled Eggplant
As part of apertivo in Fano, Italy, I had eggplant that was delicious. I've had plenty of marinated or roasted eggplant before, but this was a tangy, raw eggplant pickle. When I came home, I knew that I had to try to make pickled eggplant myself.
Lion’s Tail cocktail made with homemade Pimento Dram
The Lion's Tail cocktail is a spicy combination of rye or bourbon, lime juice, syrup, bitters and Pimento Dram. It's especially good using this homemade Pimento Allspice Dram.
Homemade Sauerkraut – fermented foods at home
It's almost October and the cool weather has started settling in, even here in the muggy South. There is something about the cooler temperatures that sends me back into the kitchen to make food. And one of those foods that is…