Tag Archives: from scratch

The Can Jam Month One: Citrus Marmalade

Let me just start by saying that I am no pro canner.  Yes, I dabble, I have the special canning tongs and lid-lifter-magnet, and I have performed the canning process a handful of times, but it was never anything too complicated.  But after a satisfying tomato canning experience (fresh, local, organic produce turned into a [...]
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Making a Pantry Staple from Scratch (Quinoa-Stuffed Grape Leaves)

I love stuffed grape leaves (dolmas), and I always have at least a couple of cans stocked in the pantry. While dolmas can technically be stuffed with anything, I’m referring to the grape leaves that are stuffed with rice and various herbs, usually bought canned soaked in oil. Dolmas are one of the [...]
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Homemade Cheese (Video)

Homemade cheese might sound like a ridiculously scary undertaking, but it’s actually so easy that not only did I make it, but I made it while making a video about making it.  I’ve been using this super-simple recipe from Madhur Jaffrey’s ‘World Vegetarian’ for a few years now, and it never fails. The resulting cheese [...]
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Invest a little time, make a lot of dough

Making bread and pizza at home is all about planning. Once you’ve got the timing right, it requires very little active work.  I hadn’t made bread at home in over a month since we had been out of town, and well ya know,  summer… but when I saw artisanal multigrain loaves in the store selling [...]
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Hearty Harvest Salad

Tonight we picked up our second CSA box. To see what we received, click HERE. One of the items in the box was the most perfect head of red romaine lettuce that I had ever seen, and I knew that I wanted to build a delicious salad around it. A salad can be bulked up as [...]
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