Why does it seem that all the berries get ready at the same time?! I have been surrounded by mason jars, spatulas, funnels, pots of various sizes and fruit for weeks now. There has been strawberry-rhubarb jam, gooseberry relish, a variation of the 3 berries jam, and now Blueberry Raspberry Lime Jam! Will I have […]
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Imagine a melange of raspberries, gooseberries, and Saskatoon berries for a deep and delicious late summer jam. Last year when I was complaining that I had a big variety of foraged berries but not enough of one to make a proper jam, my friend Andreae suggested that I joined them all in a delicious jam […]
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Strawberries are here and it’s about time! While most of the country is scorching, Newfoundland has been freezing and I almost lost hope of having local strawberries this year. But they are here! After going on u-pick family excursion, I promptly turned these sweet morsels into an outstanding jam that you might have some issues […]
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There is an uncontrollable gooseberry bush on my front yard. It took me a few years to realise that those berries on that prickly shrub were edible and once I did, I was not really sure what to do with them. A friend gave me a recipe for gooseberry relish and last year I made […]
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Happy Wednesday folks! It was another snowy weekend that prompted long and leisured kitchen spells. Breakfast meals were made and eaten through the day, bread was baked for the first time since Samuel was born, and the oranges from our indoor tree were finally made into marmalade. The ground might be covered with snow, […]
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Pumpkin jam is something you easily find in Portugal. Rich orange glass jars fill the aisles of any proper grocery store. The jam can be plain with just a hint of lemon or orange juice but routinely walnuts or almonds are added in the process. I started making pumpkin jam each fall when I could […]
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