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Creamy Orange Cardamom Curd Recipe

by Marisa
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Written by Marisa of Food in Jars. I was born in Southern California and spent my first nine years living in a little town called Eagle Rock. We had guava trees in the front yard and towering palm trees in the grassy strip between the sidewalk and the curb. Nearby, my grandmother grew Meyer lemons [...]

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Nourishment

My Intentional Food-Related Goals for 2012 (Q&A)

by Aimee
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Happy New Year!  I don’t buy into all the dietary hype that rolls around in January. I’ve never had a gym membership, and I don’t diet, period. However, after the holidays, my body starts craving winter salads and hearty soups and I naturally turn to common sense seasonal eating in the New Year. I think [...]

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Preserving

Small Batch Pear Cranberry Compote

by Marisa
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Written by Marisa of Food in Jars. By the time November rolls around, the abundance of summer is well behind us. No more mountains of peaches and plums at the farmers’ markets, just pumpkins, potatoes and hearty greens. It’s enough to make a preserver hang up her canning pot until spring. However, I’ve found that [...]

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Preserving

Honey-Sweetened Apricot Lavender Butter

by Marisa
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Written by Marisa of Food in Jars. As a canner, I feel obligated not to play favorites when it comes to fruit. How can you possibly prefer strawberries to cherries, or like peaches more than cantaloupe? Every variety of fruit has its individual charms and each deserves its moment in the seasonal spotlight. However, there [...]

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Preserving

Preserving Summer: A Round-Up of Inspiration

by Aimee
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In case you wanted to approach Labor Day weekend in a very literal sense, I’m sharing a round-up of preserving tutorials for seasonal fruits and vegetables today. I’ve set aside some time tomorrow to pack my freezer with certain vegetables and berries that I know will be disappearing from the market soon. For a practical application [...]

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