Monthly Archives: January 2010

Dark Days: Roasted Potatoes, Local Greens and a Cast Iron Frittata

Posted on January 31, 2010 by marisa

Scott and I spent the weekend away, and by the time we rolled back into town tonight, I was hungry, tired and totally weary of eating food prepared by others (admittedly, part of my fatigue came from the fact that … Continue reading →

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Honey Lemon Apple Jam Recipe

Posted on January 30, 2010 by marisa

For months now, I’ve been working on finding a way to make a jam from apples that is satisfying and, well, jammy. The problem with apples is if you try and cook them raw with sugar, which is the way … Continue reading →

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Thrift Store Finds!

Posted on January 29, 2010 by marisa

Scott and I are off this weekend, staying in the Reading area and exploring the Berks County Wine Trail (it’s just an hour from Philly!). Tonight, we went off in search of a grocery store to pick up a couple … Continue reading →

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Canned Clementines: A Report

Posted on January 27, 2010 by marisa

Last week, when I wrote about my recent experience canning clementines, a number of people (both in person and in the comments) asked about how well they stored and tasted. In the interest of science (and your ability to accurately … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Local Bits, Pieces and Pizza

Posted on January 25, 2010 by marisa

I had a harder time cooking for the Dark Days challenge last week than I ever have before. It’s not that we didn’t eat locally. There was carrot soup, made from farmers market carrots and onions, and simmered in chicken … Continue reading →

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Canned Clementines for the Can Jam

Posted on January 20, 2010 by marisa

Dear friends, I have an update on this recipe and it’s a bummer. I don’t recommend that you can clementines in this fashion. I was all excited about being able to can clementine segments, but I found that when they … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: A Local Salad in January

Posted on January 17, 2010 by marisa

I’m feeling a little lazy tonight, so instead of telling you about the local sausage we ate tonight with some of my homemade, home-canned, red sauerkraut (the picture is still on the camera, which is all the way across the … Continue reading →

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Meyer Lemon Curd

Posted on January 16, 2010 by marisa

The first time I tasted lemon curd, I fell powerfully and intensely in love with its tart creaminess. I was 11 years old and my family had received a jar of homemade lemon curd from my cousins in Walnut Creek, … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Sausage, Kale and White Bean Soup

Posted on January 11, 2010 by marisa

I’m coming to realize that during the winter months, Sunday is nearly synonymous with soup in my brain. Here in Philly, it barely got above 30 degrees today, making soup doubly necessary. Luckily, I had everything I needed in my … Continue reading →

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Apple-Ginger Jam

Posted on January 5, 2010 by marisa

For the longest time, I’ve had it in my mind to make an gingery apple jam. I wanted something that had a true gingery punch, but wasn’t so spicy that it wouldn’t still go nicely with a buttered piece of … Continue reading →

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