Monthly Archives: February 2011

Homemade Crème Fraiche

Posted on February 28, 2011 by marisa

A week or so ago, I posted a link to this Serious Eats post about making homemade creme fraiche on the Food in Jars Facebook page. The response was quick and fevered. People were amazed at how easy and simple … Continue reading →

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Open Jars: Granola Cookies

Posted on February 24, 2011 by marisa

I have made a lot of granola in the last month (a mighty understatement). I was testing recipes for the book and even after giving large containers of it away, I still had enough granola on my kitchen shelves to … Continue reading →

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Dorie Greenspan’s Cream Scones

Posted on February 21, 2011 by marisa

This weekend, two of my dearest friends were in town. Cindy came from Washington, D.C. and Ingrid came in from Texas, for a pre-wedding weekend prior to Ingrid’s big day in April. We gathered some other area friends together and … Continue reading →

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Elemaris XL Winners

Posted on February 20, 2011 by marisa

Goodness, you guys sure like your water. I was totally floored by how many of you were excited about the Elemaris giveaway! With the help of random.org, I’ve selected our five winners. Congratulations to Traci, Emily, Jill, Dominique and Kari! … Continue reading →

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Pear Vanilla Jam

Posted on February 16, 2011 by marisa

Despite the fact that I’ve now made this jam twice in as many weeks, I don’t have any pretty progress shots of it. I made it once with a class and another time for a video shoot, so there just … Continue reading →

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Canning 101: Using Good Water + Giveaway

Posted on February 15, 2011 by marisa

As many of you have come to know, water is often a primary player in canning. Most pickling recipes call to dilute vinegar by half. We can whole fruit by making a syrup of sugar and water. When I want … Continue reading →

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Illy Coffee Demonstration and Tasting

Posted on February 14, 2011 by marisa

I’ve been drinking coffee regularly for nearly twenty years. They start us early in Portland, OR, after all. I have at least five methods for brewing close at hand in my 80 square foot kitchen, including three French presses, a … Continue reading →

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Pretty Pics From the Food in Jars Flickr Group

Posted on February 13, 2011 by marisa

It’s been a long while since I pulled a few photos from the Food in Jars Flickr group and featured them here. I hope these will inspire a few of you to leap to your feet and head to the … Continue reading →

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Open Jars: Apple Butter BBQ Sauce from Coconut & Lime

Posted on February 10, 2011 by marisa

Got more apple butter than you can eat? Here’s a tasty idea from Rachel at Coconut & Lime. She combined her homemade apple butter with a bit of vinegar, a variety of spices and a little bit of booze for … Continue reading →

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Wooden Tools and Homemade Spoon Butter

Posted on February 9, 2011 by marisa

One of the things I love about cooking is that despite all the modern advances available to us in the kitchen, so much of it is essentially timeless. Take for example how often you reach for something made of wood … Continue reading →

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