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Category Archives: lemon

I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly.

I made this mint jelly when I couldn’t sleep one morning at 2:30 a.m. No joke. It was the easiest fucking thing I have ever made in my life, bar none. It was done in less than 30 minutes, and jarred up and cooling, and I was back in bed. The hardest part was going [...]


August 19, 2011

Earl Grey’s nectarine tea preserves.

Lately, well for the last 3 weeks or so, I’ve been canning & jarring everything in sight. I even tried to jar up Jay & Indy but they resisted. I’m kidding, ASPCA. But it just so happens today is Ball® National Can-It-Forward Day, so I’m right in style. And you should be too… … I [...]


August 13, 2011

I found my thrill on blueberry hill.

I know, you’re probably like “What the fuck is with all the berries lately!?” Well I’ve been taking a lot of requests, that’s what. Also, berries are in season now so they’re everywhere I go. And being that 4th of July weekend was so hot & humid it was impossible to bake without dying, I [...]


July 15, 2011

‘Vanille français’ sounds nice, ‘curd’ does not.

It really doesn’t. It sounds gross. Curd. Go on, say it. Curd. It rhymes with ‘turd’ for Christ’s sakes! What kind of name is that for something as smooth, delicious and lovely as this? … ‘This’ being David Lebovitz‘s “improved” lemon curd. For those of you not in-the-know about fruit curd, here’s a little Wikipedia [...]


July 08, 2011

In a jam.

My mother has a habit of sending me recipes, usually it’s a hint that she wants me to make them for her. If it’s a recipe for a flourless chocolate cake, or anything involving fruits (especially berries) or balsamic vinegar, I know right away she’s not sending it to me because she thinks I’ll like [...]


July 05, 2011