Category: Jams + Spreads

Hot Pepper Jelly

Hot Pepper Jelly

Canning jam is an involved process, and although I don’t discourage it, I personally don’t enjoy doing it. But making jams and jellies is something I do enjoy. Sadly, people confuse the two and, as a result, avoid making them completely. That is a shame. 

Orange Marmalade Spread

Orange Marmalade Spread

I never liked orange marmalade, until I made it myself. And to be clear, no, orange marmalade is not simply orange jam. Nor does the homemade version look nearly as scary as those little square packets that came with your hotel room service back in the 

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

Summer and jam just go together.  And strawberry rhubarb jam is number one on my list of jam favorites.  To clarify, jams, jellies, marmalades, and conserves are all somewhat similar. They all are a mixture of fruit and sugar and share the basic preparation of 

Apple Butter

Apple Butter

The question is, where has apple butter been my entire life? Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had apple butter before, but never the homemade kind. Total game-changer. And to be clear, the homemade version on freshly baked biscuits is almost too incredible to speak about. 

Homemade Almond Butter With Tahini & Honey

Homemade Almond Butter With Tahini & Honey

My family knows it, I am obsessed with almond butter. I buy it constantly and am always putting it into things I make. I have been wanting to make my own almond butter for some time, so this was a fun recipe to develop. I 

Christmas Jam

Christmas Jam

Apparently Christmas jam is a thing. As a chef and a food blogger, I had no clue. This is a fine example of the food world today, chances are, the idea (recipe) is out there long before you came up with the recipe, the only