Savories

Green Tomato and Apple Chutney

December 2, 2010

I want to start this post with a little confession: I’m not really a chutney person. I think that is a result of having been raised on mac and cheese and TV dinners (MOM! How could you?!?). I didn’t even know what a chutney was for at least the first two decades of my life. [...]

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Sweet and Spicy Pepper Jelly

October 18, 2010

I should call this past week, “This Week in Peppers” given all of the canning recipes I’ve completed con pepper. I love pepper jellies! You know, the type you can pour on top of cream cheese and spread onto a cracker? Mmmm Mmmm Good! This zesty little jelly was fashioned from ingredients I already had [...]

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Canned Salsa Verde

September 14, 2010
Canned salsa verde

So I have a confession to make. Until this year, I had no idea what a tomatillo was. Seriously. No idea. I assumed salsa verde was made with green tomatoes. That’s a logical guess, right? Then I received tomatillos from my CSA. Huh? What the heck are these little things? I googled them, like any [...]

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Pickled Radishes

May 4, 2010
Pickled radishes

I don’t know where my son gets it from, but he loves him some pickles! We live on the outskirts of Japan Town and frequently make good use of the restaurants. Yum. My son’s favorite restaurant serves this pickled salad as soon as you sit down. Something to whet your appetite as you await your [...]

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