Category Archives: canning

Grated Fennel Relish Recipe

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Marisa

I am of the opinion that relish is one of the least-loved preserves on the condiment spectrum. I’m not exactly sure why this is the case, since it’s dead easy to make, uses up a ton of produce, and is … Continue reading →

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Memories of Family Dinner

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Marisa

All across the internet today, people are sharing their stories of family dinner in honor of the publication of Shauna and Danny Ahern’s new book, Gluten-Free Girl Every Day. I thought I’d post a little something I wrote ages ago … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Pickled Green Tomatoes

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Olivia D'Atri

Since January, Olivia has been helping make Food in Jars even better. Her family has a tradition of pickling green tomatoes and so we scared up some out-of-season tomatoes (thanks Fair Food Farmstand!) and made a batch. If you can’t … Continue reading →

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Eight Ways to Preserve Meyer Lemons

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Marisa

It is Meyer lemon season and I am in the midst of my annual binge. As I’ve chopped, juiced, dried, fermented and otherwise infused my way through ten pounds, the though occurred to me that it might be useful to … Continue reading →

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Karen Solomon’s Pickled Asian Pears with Lemon

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Marisa

Asian pears are a tough ingredient for preservers. So much of their charm is in their clean flavor and snappy texture and those are qualities that don’t translate well in a jam or butter. They’re also really quite low in … Continue reading →

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Pear and Chocolate Jam

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Marisa

Sometime last fall, I bought a copy of a British preserving book called Notes from the Jam Cupboard. I discovered its existence while skimming a list of recent cookbook imports and, justifying it as an important research material, promptly added … Continue reading →

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In Deep Autumn

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Marisa

One of the things I’ve discovered since become a full-time freelancer is that it’s really important to reach and out find people with whom to collaborate. When you work in an office, teamwork is often assumed. When you work from … Continue reading →

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Oven Roasted Nectarine Butter

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Marisa

Back in the summer, the folks from Sweet Preservation invited me to be one of their Canbassadors (click here and here to see Canbassador posts from previous years). The box of fruit arrived in early September and I wasted no … Continue reading →

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Imperfect Preservation

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Marisa

Despite how I make it seem here, I am not a perfect food preserver. Sometimes my recipes don’t work out, my yields are way off, I don’t have enough jars ready or I wait too long to make something and … Continue reading →

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A Rustic Peach Tart with Jason Varney

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Marisa

Earlier this summer, I spent a morning with food photographer Jason Varney, working on a little project. It wasn’t a magazine assignment and no one had asked us to spend a few hours playing with peaches. We simply wanted to … Continue reading →

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