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Chocolate port cherry jam – not your mama’s jam, y’all
Making jam has been on my mind recently, party because I pass a strawberry/cherry farm on my way to the supermarket. I have been saying to my husband every time we passed it that I should stop and ask if … Continue reading
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Tagged cherry jam, chocolate port, making jam, microwave jam, water canning
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Homemade pancake syrup (poor man’s potato syrup)
We have a family tradition that I started as a teenager – pancake Saturdays. These days, it can be either Saturday or Sunday, depending on how rough the Friday night has been with my wakeful toddler, but we always end … Continue reading
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Tagged budget recipes, maple syrup, pancake syrup, potato syrup, save money
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Homemade basil pesto pasta is a practically perfect lunch :)
I decided to try and propagate my basil plants today. I read that you can propagate basil by simply cutting the end of a basil shoot with two leaf sets and sticking that in water. I bought a living basil … Continue reading
Posted in Basic recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged Basil, cooking for one, Mortar and pestle, Pasta, Pesto, Pine nut
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