Gift in a Jar: Apple-Cranberry Jam
Tweet Throughout my childhood and teenage years, my parents’ standard holiday gift for friends and family was a bag of my dad’s homemade pancake mix (in particularly flush years, we’d also gift a...
View ArticleGift in a Jar: Vanilla Syrup
Tweet A couple of years ago, I uncovered a secret that completely changed the way I cooked and baked. I discovered that it was possible to order bulk lots of vanilla beans on eBay for cheap. I went...
View ArticleGifts in Jars, Elsewhere
Tweet I have a bad habit of leaving my computer on for days and days at a stretch (although since my two-year-old MacBook stopped going to sleep, I do shut it down more than I once did). Part of the...
View ArticleGift in a Jar: Homemade Crackers
Tweet Last Saturday, Scott and I did a cooking demo at Foster’s Homewares in Old City Philadelphia. We’ve been doing these for nearly two full years now, a live version of Fork You, our online cooking...
View ArticleGift in a Jar: Rosemary Maple-Glazed Nuts
Tweet Here’s another simple little edible gift, that can easily be packaged up in jars and distributed to your friends and family for the holidays. This recipe is inspired by a sweet and spicy nut mix...
View ArticleGift in a Jar: Handmade Spice Blends
Tweet Back in the summer, I went through a period during which I made approximately seven pints of dill pickles a night for at least a week (I now have a lot of pickles in my coat closet). While I...
View ArticleGifts in Jars From the Archives
Tweet December is here and that means that it’s time of year when a home cook’s fancy to turn to baking and roasting up items to give as gifts. In the coming days, I’ll be posting a few new recipes to...
View ArticleHoney-Sweetened Chestnut Butter
Tweet The first fall that my family lived in Portland was magical. We were escapees from Southern California and everything about the changing leaves, chilly nights, and morning frost was novel and...
View ArticleSalted Maple Walnut Granola
Tweet This salted maple walnut granola is perfect for gift giving and holiday brunch buffets. Pair it with a jar of homemade jam for your favorite people. Every year, I try to make something to...
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