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Entries in Summer (27)

Tuesday
Jul232013

Watermelon rind pickles

I make these preserves every year and they remain my most popular pantry gifted item to date. Read on for the recipe.

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Monday
Jun242013

Oven roasting tomatoes

Use this tactic for extending the life of your tomatoes and jazzing up future sauces, soups and spreads with an umami kick.

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Saturday
May042013

Home-fermented strawberry vinegar

Keep that fruit trash (or less than perfect fruit) and make vinegar!

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Thursday
Aug022012

Fermented peach vinegar tonic

I’m bringing up the tail for Drink Week with a break from my friends’ delicious boozy summer fun. This is a fermented tonic, good for your belly. Good also for marinades, salad dressings, a fridge pickle or anywhere else you’d splash some vinegar.

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Monday
Jul162012

Honeyed peaches

This no-sugar sweet treat is the perfect end to a summer’s night. Have lots of peaches? Waterbath can them and enjoy local peaches mid-winter.

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